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magnetoelasticity

noun
mag·ne·to·elasticity

Definition of magnetoelasticity 

: the effect of elastic strain upon the magnetization of a ferromagnetic elastic material (as when the magnetization of a steel spring varies as it vibrates) — compare magnetostriction

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History and Etymology for magnetoelasticity

magnet- + elasticity

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