magnetostrictive

adjective

mag·​ne·​to·​strictive

: relating to, operated by, or using magnetostriction

a magnetostrictive vibrator

… magnetostrictive emitters, in which variations in applied magnetic fields alter the dimensions of a block of ferromagnetic material such as a nickel alloy or ferrite.

—David Ritchie, High Technology, March 1983

magnetostrictively adverb

Hence, the coercive force of these powders and rocks seems mainly to be magnetostrictively controlled—presumably through internal stresses.

—J. P. Hodych, Nature, 5 Aug. 1982

Word History

Etymology

International Scientific Vocabulary magnetostriction + -ive

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Rhymes for magnetostrictive

• addictive
• constrictive
• predictive
• restrictive
• vindictive