magnetocaloric effect

noun

mag·​ne·​to·​caloric effect

: a reversible change in the temperature of a thermally insulated magnetizable substance in a magnetic field of varying intensity with the temperature rising or falling according as the field intensity is increased or decreased

Word History

Etymology

magnet- + caloric

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