ferromagnetic

American  

[fer-oh-mag-net-ik] / ˌfɛr oʊ mægˈnɛt ɪk /

adjective

Physics.

1. noting or pertaining to a substance, as iron, that below a certain temperature, the Curie point, can possess magnetization in the absence of an external magnetic field; noting or pertaining to a substance in which the magnetic moments of the atoms are aligned.

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Other Word Forms

• ferromagnetism noun

Etymology

Origin of ferromagnetic

First recorded in 1840–50; ferro- + magnetic

Example Sentences

When the north and south poles of an iron atom line up, the atom becomes ferromagnetic and strongly magnetized.

From Science Daily • Jan. 26, 2026

Scientists from Waseda University have recently studied the random walk-behaviors of chiral skyrmions by simulating their dynamics within a ferromagnetic layer surrounded by chiral flower-like obstacles.

From Science Daily • Feb. 13, 2024

They then studied the random-walk dynamics of the thermally activated skyrmion interacting with the chiral flower-like obstacle in a ferromagnetic layer, which could create topology-dependent outcomes.

From Science Daily • Feb. 13, 2024

The team further elucidated the ferromagnetic and anti-ferromagnetic phase selection rule of magnetic interactions by analyzing the relative orientation of magnetic moments between nearest-neighbour and next-nearest neighbour sites.

From Science Daily • Jan. 18, 2024

From the experiments of Faraday it appears that all matter is subject to the magnetic force as universally as it is to the gravitating force, arranging itself into three divisions, the ferromagnetic, paramagnetic, and diamagnetic.

From The New Gresham Encyclopedia Volume 4, Part 1: Deposition to Eberswalde by Various