Etymograph

English

ferrodistortion

From ferro- + distortion.

Formed from ferro- + distortion

Old Latin *fersom

Latin ferrum ‘iron’

English ferro-

Latin distortus ‘distorted’

Latin distortio

English distortion

Today it means

noun distortion to the structure of a crystal lattice due to ferromagnetism

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

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