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**Engineering &amp; Applied Technologies Dictionary**

 
Definition

Change in the dimensions or shape of a ferromagnetic or ferrimagnetic solid produced by a change in its magnetic state (applied magnetic field or magnetization), manifesting as mechanical strain coupled to the material's magnetic order.