magnetoabrasive?

[physicist888]

hi everyone
does anyone know what does the word (magnetoabrasive) mean?
thanks for answering

[pallidin]

It's a term used to desrcibe advanced polishing techniques by using ferromagnetic abrasives in the presence of a strong external magnetic field.

See here: http://resources.metapress.com/pdf-preview.axd?code=n84r159100h76r7v&size=large