kjˌuːˌɛmˈɑːɹ, lˈaɪk ðə fˈæɹɐdˌeɪ ɪfˈɛkt, ɪstˈæblɪʃᵻz ɐ ɹᵻlˈeɪʃənʃˌɪp bᵻtwˌiːn ðə mæɡnˈɛɾɪk fˈiːld ænd ɹoʊtˈeɪʃən ʌv pˌoʊlɚɹᵻzˈeɪʃən ʌvðə plˈeɪn ʌv lˈɪnɪɹli pˈoʊlɚɹˌaɪzd lˈaɪt.
QMR, like the Faraday effect, establishes a relationship between the magnetic field and rotation of polarization of the plane of linearly polarized light.