ferromagnetism

Variant of ferromagnetic

ferromagnetic definition

ferro·mag·netic (-mag net′ik)

adjective

designating a material, as iron, nickel, or cobalt, having a high magnetic permeability which varies with the magnetizing force

Related Forms:

  • ferromagnetism fer′ro·mag′·net·ism′ (-mag′nə tiz′əm) noun

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