| magneto- | <prefix> A prefix meaning pertaining to, produced by, or in some way connected with, magnetism. See: magnet. (29 Oct 1998) |
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| magneto-electric | <physics> Pertaining to, or characterised by, electricity by the action of magnets; as, magneto-electric induction. Magneto-electric machine, a form of dynamo-electric machine in which the field is maintained by permanent steel magnets instead of electromagnets. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| magneto-electrical | <physics> Pertaining to, or characterised by, electricity by the action of magnets; as, magneto-electric induction. Magneto-electric machine, a form of dynamo-electric machine in which the field is maintained by permanent steel magnets instead of electromagnets. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| magneto-electricity | 1. Electricity evolved by the action of magnets. 2. <physics> That branch of science which treats of the development of electricity by the action of magnets; the counterpart of electromagnetism. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |