ferrimagnetism

English

Etymology

Etymology tree

English ferri-

Old French magnetebor.

Pre-Greekbor.?

Ancient Greek Μάγνης (Mágnēs)

Ancient Greek μᾰ́γνης (mắgnēs)bor.

Latin magnēsbor.

Middle English magnete

English magnet

Proto-Indo-European *-id-

Proto-Indo-European *-yéti

Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti

Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō

Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)

Proto-Indo-European *-mos

Proto-Indo-European *-mós

Ancient Greek -μός (-mós)

Ancient Greek -ισμός (-ismós)der.

English -ism

English magnetism

English ferrimagnetism

From ferri- + magnetism.

Noun

ferrimagnetism (uncountable)

1. (physics) a form of antiferromagnetism in which some magnetization remains below a critical temperature (the Néel temperature).

Derived terms

• ferrimagnet
• ferrimagnetic

Translations

a form of antiferromagnetism

• Basque: ferrimagnetismo
• Finnish: ferrimagnetismi
• German: Ferrimagnetismus m
• Polish: ferrimagnetyzm m
• Romanian: ferimagnetism (ro) n
• Spanish: ferrimagnetismo m
• Swedish: ferrimagnetism c

Swedish

Noun

ferrimagnetism c

1. ferrimagnetism

Declension

Declension of ferrimagnetism

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	ferrimagnetism	ferrimagnetisms
	definite	ferrimagnetismen	ferrimagnetismens
plural	indefinite	—	—
	definite	—	—

Related terms

• ferrimagnetisk

See also

• antiferromagnetism
• diamagnetism
• ferromagnetism
• paramagnetism