galvanomagnetic effect

galvanomagnetic effect

[¦gal·və·nō‚mag¦ned·ik i′fekt] (electromagnetism) One of the electrical or thermal phenomena occurring when a current-carrying conductor or semiconductor is placed in a magnetic field; examples are the Hall effect, Ettingshausen effect, transverse magnetoresistance, and Nernst effect. Also known as magnetogalvanic effect.