antiferromagnetism

British  

/ ˌæntɪˌfɛrəʊˈmæɡnɪˌtɪzəm /

noun

1. physics the phenomenon exhibited by substances that resemble paramagnetic substances in the value of their relative permeability but that behave like ferromagnetic substances when their temperature is varied See also ferrimagnetism

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Example Sentences

Wilson continued, "If those magnetic moments interact in a way that wants them to point antiparallel to one another, we call that antiferromagnetism."

From Science Daily

When a material contains the normal number of electrons, those electrons tend to organize into a well-ordered magnetic pattern called antiferromagnetism.

From Science Daily

Ferromagnetism and antiferromagnetism have long been known to scientists as two classes of magnetic order of materials.

From Science Daily

By combining the effects of electron repulsion and quantum mechanics, Anderson explained how iron atoms become magnetic, and accounted for the interactions that result in antiferromagnetism.

From Nature

With ferromagnetism understood as deriving from the alignment of the individual magnetic moments of atoms in a crystal, Dr. Anderson provided a quantum explanation for what had been the perplexing property of antiferromagnetism.

From Washington Post