antiferromagnetic

[ an-tee-fer-oh-mag-net-ik, an-tahy- ]

adjective

, Physics.

1. noting or pertaining to a substance in which, at sufficiently low temperatures, the magnetic moments of adjacent atoms point in opposite directions.

Other Words From

• an·ti·fer·ro·mag·ne·tism [an-tee-fer-oh-, mag, -ni-tiz-, uh, m, an-tahy-], noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of antiferromagnetic¹

First recorded in 1935–40; anti- + ferromagnetic