How does the word sound?
History of this Word
"magneto" is from "Magnes" (stone from Magnesia) spoken by people of Greece starting about 1000 B.C.
Notes
In this sense, it is a word added to another word to form a new word.
More words with this prefix,
magnetograph
magnetosphere
magnetostriction
Definition
A prefix added to the start of a word. Indicates that "magnet" modifies the word. Created to expand meanings. Can be used with many words to form new words.
Examples of how the word is used
| Newly developed materials such as magnetoelectrics hold great potential for improved microwave devices. |
| A magnetometer will dip or point toward a source of magnetism. |