antiferromagnetism

/ (ˌæntɪˌfɛrəʊˈmæɡnɪˌtɪzəm) /

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noun

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 variedSee also ferrimagnetism

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