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Webster 1913 Edition


Pyromagnetic

Pyrˊo-mag-net′ic

,
Adj.
[
Pyro-
+
magnetic
.]
(Physics)
Acting by the agency of heat and magnetism;
as, a
pyromagnetic
machine for producing electric currents
.

Definition 2024


pyromagnetic

pyromagnetic

English

Adjective

pyromagnetic (not comparable)

  1. (obsolete) that functions as a result of heat and magnetism
    • 1888 A pyromagnetic motor - US Patent 380,100 - T. A. Edison