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Meissner effect
(Meiss|ner ef¦fect)
Pronunciation:
/ˈmʌɪsnə/
noun
Physics
the expulsion of magnetic flux when a material becomes superconducting in a magnetic field.
Origin:
1930s
; named after Fritz W. Meissner (1882–1974), German physicist
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