antiferromagnetism

English

Etymology

From anti- +‎ ferromagnetism or antiferro- +‎ magnetism.

Noun

antiferromagnetism (uncountable)

1. (physics) a phenomenon, similar to ferromagnetism, in which magnetic domains line up in a regular pattern, but with neighbouring electron spins pointing in opposite directions; materials showing this effect are either ferrimagnetic or diamagnetic, and become paramagnetic above the Neel temperature

Related terms

• antiferromagnetic

Translations

a phenomenon, similar to ferromagnetism

• Dutch: antiferromagnetisme
• Finnish: antiferromagnetismi
• French: antiferromagnétisme m
• German: Antiferromagnetismus m
• Italian: antiferromagnetismo (it) m
• Polish: antyferromagnetyzm m
• Portuguese: antiferromagnetismo m
• Romanian: antiferomagnetism n
• Swedish: antiferromagnetism (sv) c

Swedish

Noun

antiferromagnetism c

1. antiferromagnetism

Declension

Declension of antiferromagnetism

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	antiferromagnetism	antiferromagnetisms
	definite	antiferromagnetismen	antiferromagnetismens
plural	indefinite	—	—
	definite	—	—

Related terms

• antiferromagnetisk

See also

• diamagnetism
• ferrimagnetism
• ferromagnetism
• paramagnetism