magnetostatic

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Relating to magnetic fields that do not move

adjective
/ˌmæɡnɪtoʊˈstætɪk/

Specialized

: magnetostático

The research focused on magnetostatic interactions in permanent magnets.

Examples

The engineer explained the principles of magnetostatic phenomena in her lecture.
As seen in the transmission electron micrographs of Figure 10, the grains can be very close together, leading to strong magnetostatic and intergranular exchange interactions.

Academic text (1996)
If exchange and magnetostatic coupling are eliminated, the random nature of the interactions will cause the cross term to go to zero because the noise sources would be statistically uncorrelated.

Academic text (1996)
If the nonmagnetic interlayer is thick enough to break off the exponentially decaying exchange forces, yet small enough to allow for significant magnetostatic interactions, the cross-correlation term can be negative, resulting in even more noise reduction.

Academic text (1996)
In physics, magnetostatic fields are crucial for understanding how magnets operate at rest.

Surface Forms

magnetostatic positive

Morphology

magnetostatic = magneto + static (semi-transparent) = magneto + static

The components 'magneto' and 'static' are clear, but the specific scientific meaning may not be immediately obvious to all learners.

Etymology

Magnetostatic joins magnet ('a piece of iron that pulls metal') and static ('not moving', as in 'static electricity'), so it describes magnetic fields or effects that are 'still' or caused by unmoving magnets.