Magneto
[mag-nee-toh] /mægˈni toʊ/
noun, plural magnetos. Electricity.
1.
a small electric generator with an armature that rotates in a magnetic field provided by permanent magnets, as a generator supplying ignition current for certain types of internal combustion engines or a hand-operated generator for telephone signaling.
1.
a combining form representing magnetic, or magnetism, in compound words:
magnetochemistry.
/mæɡˈniːtəʊ/
noun (pl) -tos
1.
a small electric generator in which the magnetic field is produced by a permanent magnet, esp one for providing the spark in an internal-combustion engine
combining form
1.
indicating magnetism or magnetic properties: magnetosphere
n.
1882, short for magneto-electric machine (see magneto-).
word-forming element meaning “magnetic, magnetism,” from Greek magneto-, combining form of magnes (see magnet).
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[mag-nee-toh-kem-uh-stree] /mægˌni toʊˈkɛm ə stri/ noun 1. the study of magnetic and chemical phenomena in their relation to one another. /mæɡˌniːtəʊˈkɛmɪstrɪ/ noun 1. the branch of chemistry concerned with the relationship between magnetic and chemical properties
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[mag-nee-toh-i-la-stis-i-tee, -ee-la-stis-] /mægˌni toʊ ɪ læˈstɪs ɪ ti, -ˌi læˈstɪs-/ noun, Physics. 1. the phenomenon, consisting of a change in magnetic properties, exhibited by a ferromagnetic material to which stress is applied.
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[mag-nee-toh-i-lek-trik] /mægˌni toʊ ɪˈlɛk trɪk/ adjective 1. of or relating to the induction of or electromotive force by means of permanent magnets.