antiferromagnetism

English

Etymology

anti- + ferromagnetism or antiferro- + magnetism

Noun

antiferromagnetism (uncountable)

  1. (physics) a phenomenon, similar to ferromagnetism, in which magnetic domains line up in a regular pattern, but with neighbouring electron spins pointing in opposite directions; materials showing this effect are either ferrimagnetic or diamagnetic, and become paramagnetic above the Neel temperature

Translations


Swedish

Noun

antiferromagnetism c

  1. antiferromagnetism

Declension

Declension of antiferromagnetism 
Uncountable
Indefinite Definite
Nominative antiferromagnetism antiferromagnetismen
Genitive antiferromagnetisms antiferromagnetismens

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