ferromagnet
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of ferromagnet
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While earlier work had shown that individual electron spins could be manipulated with light, this study demonstrates switching the polarity of an entire ferromagnet at once.
From Science Daily ● Mar. 3, 2026
If all the atomic magnets are aligned in one direction, they comprise a ferromagnet.
From Scientific American ● Oct. 7, 2021
In a ferromagnet such as iron, all the atoms act like little magnets and they all point in the same direction to magnetize the entire material.
From Science Magazine ● Mar. 30, 2020
Topological magnon bands in a kagome lattice ferromagnet.
From Nature ● Mar. 18, 2018
Combining a ferromagnet with an electromagnet can produce particularly strong magnetic effects.
From Textbooks ● Aug. 12, 2015
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