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ferromagnetic

adj · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

adj

Meaning 1

Exhibiting ferromagnetism.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: natural-sciences, physical-sciences, physics

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adjective

Meaning 2

relating to or demonstrating ferromagnetism

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

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Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Etymology tree substratebor. Old Latin *fersom Latin ferrum English ferro- Old French magnetebor. Pre-Greekbor.? Ancient Greek Μάγνης (Mágnēs) Ancient Greek μᾰ́γνης (mắgnēs)bor. Latin magnēsbor. Middle English magnete English magnet Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English magnetic English ferromagnetic From ferro- + magnetic.

Across languages

Translations

10 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Basque: ferromagnetiko — exhibiting ferromagnetism
  • Catalan: ferromagnètic — exhibiting ferromagnetism
  • Dutch: ferromagnetisch — exhibiting ferromagnetism
  • French: ferromagnétique — exhibiting ferromagnetism
  • German: ferromagnetisch — exhibiting ferromagnetism
  • Greek: σιδηρομαγνητικός (sidiromagnitikós) — exhibiting ferromagnetism
  • Italian: ferromagnetico — exhibiting ferromagnetism
  • Polish: ferromagnetyczny — exhibiting ferromagnetism
  • Romanian: feromagnetic — exhibiting ferromagnetism
  • Spanish: ferromagnético — exhibiting ferromagnetism
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