magneto : Idioms & Phrases

Mag"net*o-

Etymology

See Magnet.

Definitions

1. A prefix meaning pertaining to, produced by, or in some way connected with, magnetism.

Webster 1913

Mag`net*o-e*lec"tric, Mag`net*o-e*lec"tric*al adjective (Also<

• Magneto-electric
• Magneto-electrical

)

Definitions

1. (Physics) Pertaining to, or characterized by, electricity by the action of magnets; as, magneto-electric induction.

Webster 1913

Mag`net*o-e`lec*tric"i*ty noun

Definitions

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 electro-magnetism.

Webster 1913