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- noun electromagnetism An interaction between a
polarized electromagnetic pulse, such as a beam of light, and amagnetic field , in which the plane of polarization is rotated in proportion to theintensity of the component of the magnetic field in the direction of travel of the pulse.
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From Michael Faraday, who first described the effect.
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