photomagnetismn.
/ˌfəʊtəʊˈmaɡnᵻtɪz(ə)m/, U.S. /ˈˌfoʊdoʊˈmæɡnəˌtɪz(ə)m/ Physics.† 1. The branch of physics which deals with the relations between light and magnetism. Obsolete. rare.
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the world > matter > physics > electromagnetic radiation > light > [noun] > science of > in relation to other fields
photomagnetism1864
electro-optics1880
photodynamics1882
magneto-optics1902
photophysics1909
photoelectronics1940
the world > matter > physics > electromagnetic radiation > magnetism > [noun] > science of magnetism > branches or disciplines
diamagnetism1854
photomagnetism1864
magnetostatics1897
magneto-optics1902
the world > matter > physics > electromagnetic radiation > magnetism > types of magnetism > [noun] > other types
permanent magnetism1782
thermo-magnetism1828
diamagnetism1850
photomagnetism1864
piezomagnetism1901
pyromagnetism1901
biomagnetism1963
speromagnetism1973
1864 Webster's Amer. Dict. Eng. Lang. (citing Faraday) Photomagnetism, the relation of magnetism to light.
2. Magnetism accompanied or produced by optical phenomena or effects; spec. the photomagnetoelectric effect.
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1956 Science 28 Dec. Index p. xxi/2 Photomagnetism, of biological material.
1975 Physics Bull. Jan. 15/1 An essential condition for photomagnetism is the presence of ions which can assume different valence states.
1990 Soviet Techn. Physics Lett. 16 257/1 It is of interest to study the effect of light on magnetic materials because of the possible practical applications of high-temperature photomagnetism.
2003 Techn. Physics Lett. 29 471/1 Magnetic resonance (NMR) offers an effective tool for the study of photomagnetism in magnetically ordered materials.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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