ferrite

fer·rite (fer′īt′)

noun

one of the forms of pure metallic iron, having high magnetic permeability and occurring as a constituent of ordinary iron and steel
any of various ceramic, magnetic materials with poor electrical conductivity, containing ferric oxide and another metallic oxide: used in recording tape and computer memories
Geol. a grain, scale, or bit of red, brown, or yellow iron oxide in a rock

Etymology: < L ferrum, iron + -ite

Converse of object

form: Also the temperature range within which austenite decomposes to form ferrite and carbide on cooling.

Adjective modifier

acicular: The material retains the nodular graphite distribution of ductile iron, but the matrix is acicular ferrite in a high carbon austenite.
soft: Soft Ferrites At high frequency metallic soft magnetic materials simply cannot be used due to the eddy current losses.
true: There is a wide range of magnetic ceramic materials, of which true ferrites are only one group of structures exhibiting ferromagnetic behavior.

Modifies a noun

transformer: A range of iron and ferrite transformer kits is available as well as tapes and adhesives suitable for use on windings.
magnet: The powerful curved ceramic ferrite magnets contained in Aquamag produce a super field of high magnetic flux.
antenna: All antennas built-in: telescopic antenna for FM and SW; internal ferrite bar antenna for AM.
bead: Also, the cable resonances are suppressed using five additional ferrite beads on the 2m long cable.
core: Clip the ferrite core around the coax inner only, with 50W into the load.
rod: L1 is a coil of wire wound on a ferrite rod.

Noun used with modifier

alpha: Most of the manganese in alloy steels dissolves in the alpha ferrite.

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