magnetostriction

1 of 2

noun

mag·​ne·​to·​stric·​tion mag-ˌnē-tō-ˈstrik-shən 

-ˌne-

: the change in the dimensions of a ferromagnetic body caused by a change in its state of magnetization

magnetostrictive

mag-ˌnē-tō-ˈstrik-tiv 

-ˌne-

adjective

magnetostrictively adverb

magnetostrictive

2 of 2

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

Noun

magneto- + -striction (as in constriction)

Adjective

International Scientific Vocabulary magnetostriction + -ive

First Known Use

Noun

1896, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for magnetostriction

• bronchoconstriction
• vasoconstriction
• addiction
• affliction
• constriction
• conviction
• depiction
• eviction
• infliction
• nonfiction
• prediction
• restriction