ferrimagnetic

[ fer-ahy-mag-net-ik, fer-ee- ]
/ ˌfɛr aɪ mægˈnɛt ɪk, ˌfɛr i- /

adjective Physics.

noting or pertaining to a substance, as a ferrite, in which the magnetic moments of some neighboring atoms point in opposite directions, with a net magnetization still resulting because of differences in magnitudes of the opposite moments.

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Compare antiferromagnetic, diamagnetic, ferromagnetic.

Origin of ferrimagnetic

1950–55; ferri- + magnetic; compare French ferrimagnétisme

Words nearby ferrimagnetic

ferricyanide, ferrier, ferriferous, ferriheme, ferrihemoglobin, ferrimagnetic, ferrimagnetism, ferris wheel, ferrite, ferrite core, ferrite-rod aerial
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