Pronunciation: ' fer- ˌ ī -mag- ' ne-tik, ˌ fer-i-
Function: adjective
Date: 1951
: of or relating to a substance (as ferrite) characterized by magnetization in which two types of ions of unequal magnetic moment are polarized in opposite directions
– fer · ri · mag · net \ ' fer- ˌ ī - ˌ mag-n ə t, ' fer-i- \ noun
– fer · ri · mag · net · i · cal · ly \ ' fer- ˌ ī -mag- ' ne-ti-k( ə -)l ē , ˌ fer-i- \ adverb
– fer · ri · mag · ne · tism \ - ' mag-n ə - ˌ ti-z ə m \ noun