Antiferromagnetic materials behave in some important respects like ferromagnetic materials such as iron, but are much weaker magnetically (New Scientist).
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
fer|ri|mag|net|ic — «FEHR ih mag NEHT ihk», adjective, noun. –adj. of or characteristic of ferrimagnetism or a substance that exhibits ferrimagnetism: »a ferrimagnetic crystal. Because ferrimagnetic substances are electrically nonconducting…they have proved highly… … Useful english dictionary
fer|ri|mag|net|ism — «FEHR ih MAG nuh tihz uhm», noun. a form of magnetism displayed by ferrites and certain other compounds in which neighboring ions align in an antiparallel manner in a magnetic field. Ferrimagnetism is similar to but not identical with… … Useful english dictionary
fer|ri|mag|net — «FEHR ih MAG niht», noun. a ferrimagnetic substance or material … Useful english dictionary
fer|ro|mag|net|ic — «FEHR oh mag NEHT ihk», adjective, noun. –adj. of, having to do with, or characteristic of ferromagnetism or a substance that exhibits ferromagnetism; abile to become highly magnetic in a relatively weak magnetic field, as iron, steel, cobalt,… … Useful english dictionary
fer|ro|mag|net|ism — «FEHR oh MAG nuh tihz uhm», noun. a form of magnetism in which a substance tends to take a position with the longer axis parallel to the lines of force in a magnetic field. Very high magnetic permeability and hysteresis are characteristics of… … Useful english dictionary
fer|ro|mag|net — «FEHR oh MAG niht», noun. a ferromagnetic substance or material … Useful english dictionary
mag — aero·mag·net·ic; an·ti·fer·ro·mag·net; an·ti·fer·ro·mag·net·ic; an·ti·fer·ro·mag·net·ism; an·ti·mag·ma·tist; an·ti·mag·net·ic; cag·mag; he·mag·glut·i·nate; he·mag·glu·ti·na·tion; he·mag·glu·ti·nin; hy·po·mag·ne·se·mia; mag·a·dis; mag·a·dize;… … English syllables
net — abio·ge·net·ic; ace·to·phe·net·i·dide; ace·to·phe·net·i·din; ac·ro·pho·net·ic; ad·i·po·ge·net·ic; aero·mag·net·ic; age·net·ic; aki·net·ic; al·ka·net; al·lo·ge·net·ic; an·te·cab·i·net; an·ti·fer·ro·mag·net; an·ti·fer·ro·mag·net·ic;… … English syllables
ferromagnetic — fer•ro•mag•net•ic [[t]ˌfɛr oʊ mægˈnɛt ɪk[/t]] adj. phs noting or pertaining to a substance, as iron, that below the Curie point can possess magnetization in the absence of an external magnetic field • Etymology: 1840–50 fer ro•mag′ne•tism nɪˌtɪz… … From formal English to slang
ferrimagnetic — /fer uy mag net ik, fer ee /, adj. Physics. noting or pertaining to a substance, as a ferrite, in which the magnetic moments of some neighboring atoms point in opposite directions, with a net magnetization still resulting because of differences… … Universalium
