5 syllables: Mag, net, ic Re, son, ance. Stress on net.
mag-net-ik-REZ-uh-nuhns
/mæɡˈnɛtɪk ˈrɛzənəns/
Magnetic Resonance is pronounced mag-net-ik-REZ-uh-nuhns (/mæɡˈnɛtɪk ˈrɛzənəns/). It has five syllables (Mag-net-ic Re-son-ance), with the stress on "net". As a noun, a noun referring to the phenomenon where a material or system responds to a magnetic field, or to techniques that use strong magnetic fields and radio waves to create detailed images of the inside of the body. In contexts like medicine or physics, it denotes the underlying principle or the imaging modality itself.
nounA noun referring to the phenomenon where a material or system responds to a magnetic field, or to techniques that use strong magnetic fields and radio waves to create detailed images of the inside of the body. In contexts like medicine or physics, it denotes the underlying principle or the imaging modality itself.
"The study compared magnetic resonance imaging with other diagnostic methods."
"Researchers explored the magnetic resonance of the sample under varying magnetic field strengths."
"Hospital equipment includes a high-field magnetic resonance scanner for brain imaging."
Break it into two words: MAG-netic and RES-o-nance. Primary stress on MAG in Magnetic and on RES in Resonance. IPA: US /ˈmæɡ.nɪ.tɪk ˈrɛz.ənəns/; UK /ˈmæɡ.nɪ.tɪk ˈrɛz.ən.əns/; AU /ˈmæɡ.nɪ.tɪk ˈrɛ.zə.nəns/. Start with a strong M sound, a short æ as in cat, then a hard g, followed by a schwa-less cadence in -netic. For Resonance, begin with RES as in red, then -o- as a schwa, and -nance with a soft ‘n’-sound, finishing with an unvoiced or lightly voiced ‘s’.
Two frequent errors: (1) misplacing stress by saying mag-NET-ic rather than MAG-net-ic; (2) flattening Resonance to RES-o-nance or Reh-zuh-nance. Correct by stressing the first syllable of Magnetic and the first syllable of Resonance. Maintain a clear /z/ in the second syllable of Resonance and avoid turning the final -ance into a hard 'nace'. Practice with slow, deliberate syllable separation: MAG-net-ic RES-o-nance.
US tends to a rhotic pronunciation with a clear /ɹ/ in 'resonance' and a tense /æ/ in Magnetic. UK often shows slightly shorter vowels and less rhotic influence, with /ˈræzənəns/ being possible in rapid speech. Australian tends to non-rhotic or weak rhoticity, with vowel qualities leaning toward centralized /ə/ in unstressed syllables and a clear /ɪ/ in -tic. Overall, primary stress remains on the first syllable of each word; the final -ance in Resonance can be reduced in casual speech.
The difficulty arises from the two-word phrase with a mid-word stress boundary: MAG-net-ic RES-o-nance. The adjacent consonants /g/ and /n/ create a rapid consonant cluster in American English, while Resonance uses a trisyllabic pattern with schwa in the middle. People often tie the words too closely, blurring the stress on Magnetic and the first syllable of Resonance. Focus on clear separation, deliberate onset of each stressed syllable, and maintaining a crisp /z/ in 'resonance'.
The phrase features sequential primary stresses on two words (MAG-netic RES-ona-nce), with an initial stressed syllable in each. The tricky part is the transition from /k/ to the /r/ onset of Resonance; ensure a brief pause or space between words to preserve the stress pattern. Additionally, 'Res-on-ance' often carries a secondary stress tendency on the second syllable if spoken more slowly in academic contexts, though in rapid speech it tends to be flatter.
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Magnetic derives from Medieval Latin magneticus, from Greek magnetikos meaning 'of a magnet' or 'able to be drawn by a magnet' (from magnetēs, 'magnet'). Resonance comes from Latin resonantia, from resonare 'to resound', with re- (again) + sonare 'to sound'. The two-part phrase appears in English by the early 20th century as a technical compound for phenomena where a system vibrates in harmony with an external field. In scientific usage, magnetic resonance first gained prominence in physics studies of spin and magnetism; its adoption for imaging (magnetic resonance imaging, MRI) emerged in the 1970s–1980s as developers linked nuclear magnetic resonance to medical diagnostics. Over time, the term broadened to include magnetic resonance spectroscopy and related techniques. The compound form derives from classical Greek/Latin roots combined to describe a field-driven, harmonized response. First known use in published English contexts traces to early 1900s scientific literature; the medical imaging sense solidified with MRI popularization in the late 20th century.
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