antiferromagnet
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of antiferromagnet
First recorded in 1935–40; anti- + ferromagnet
Example Sentences
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The researchers experimented with an antiferromagnet known as an orthoferrite.
From Science Daily • Jan. 31, 2024
Crucially, the cavity vacuum fluctuations alone are sufficient to change the material's magnetic order from a zigzag antiferromagnet into a ferromagnet.
From Science Daily • Nov. 3, 2023
If they alternate direction, they comprise an antiferromagnet.
From Scientific American • Oct. 7, 2021
In an antiferromagnet, such as chromium, neighboring atoms point in opposite directions to form an up-down-up-down pattern.
From Science Magazine • Mar. 30, 2020
Lonzarich theorized that this magnetic glue might stem from the same quantum fluctuations that ramp up around antiferromagnet quantum critical points.
From Nature • Sep. 26, 2017
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