Pronunciation: - ' strik-sh ə n
Function: noun
Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary magnet- + -striction (as in constriction )
Date: 1896
: the change in the dimensions of a ferromagnetic body caused by a change in its state of magnetization
– mag · ne · to · stric · tive \ - ' strik-tiv \ adjective
– mag · ne · to · stric · tive · ly adverb