magnetic rotation

noun

, Optics.

1. Faraday effect.

Word History and Origins

Origin of magnetic rotation¹

First recorded in 1899–1900

Example Sentences

But he showed that a still more profound distinction exists between the magnetic rotation and the natural one.

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The fact of such magnetic rotation was discovered by Faraday.

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The magnetic rotation of the plane of polarized light, discovered by Faraday, implies an actual rotatory motion of something.

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