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Einstein-de Haas effect

noun
\ -dəˈhäs-\

Definition of Einstein-de Haas effect

: a rotational impulse imparted to a body upon sudden magnetization — compare barnett effect

History and Etymology for Einstein-de Haas effect

after Albert Einstein and Arthur E. de Haas †1941 Austrian physicist

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