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  • noun The branch of physics that deals with phenomena associated with magnetic effects on matter as it emits light, having applications in computer data-storage and waveguides.

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  • noun physics the branch of physics which deals with the influence of a magnetic field on optical phenomena

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magneto- +‎ optics

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