ferromagnetic: Meaning and Definition of

fer•ro•mag•net•ic

Pronunciation: (fer"ō-mag-net'ik), [key]
— adj. 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. Cf. antiferromagnetic, diamagnetic, ferrimagnetic, paramagnetic.
Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.
See also:
ferromagnet ferromanganese
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