ferrofluidity

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English

Etymology

ferro- +‎ fluidity

Noun

ferrofluidity (countable and uncountable, plural ferrofluidities)

  1. (physics) The condition of being a ferrofluid
    • 2016, A. M. Martin, N. G. Marchant, D. H. J. O'Dell, N. G. Parker, “Vortices and vortex lattices in quantum ferrofluids”, in arXiv[1]:
      The achievement of quantum-degenerate Bose gases composed of atoms with sizeable magnetic dipole moments has realized quantum ferrofluids, a form of fluid which combines the extraordinary properties of superfluidity and ferrofluidity.