ferromagnetic
adjective
fer·ro·mag·net·ic ˌfer-ō-mag-ˈne-tik 
: of or relating to substances with an abnormally high magnetic permeability, a definite saturation point, and appreciable residual magnetism and hysteresis
ferromagnet
ˈfer-ə-ˌmag-nət
noun ferromagnetism
ˌfer-ō-ˈmag-nə-ˌti-zəm
noun 
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web These are made of some type of ferromagnetic material like iron, nickel, alnico, or neodymium. 
Rhett Allain, Wired, 31 Dec. 2021 Most substances, however, are not ferromagnetic at all. Ethan Siegel, Forbes, 23 June 2021 Though coins are partially made of nickel (which is ferromagnetic), there's not enough in US coins to work that way. Korin Miller, Health.com, 9 June 2021 During the mission, a servicer craft will release a target craft with a ferromagnetic docking plate and capture it using magnets. Daniel Clery, Science | AAAS, 1 Dec. 2020 In the mid-1960s, two physicists heralding from opposite sides of the globe independently derived a proof that explained why electrons should align and create a ferromagnetic state. Marcus Woo, WIRED, 27 Jan. 2019 Perhaps most surprising, the substance appears to be ferromagnetic, behaving like a permanent magnet at temperatures up to 125°C—a first for carbon. W. Wayt Gibbs, Science | AAAS, 12 Nov. 2019 The researchers first used a tiny glass needle, its tip measuring only 10 microns across, to inject a single droplet of ferromagnetic fluid between the embryo’s cells. Quanta Magazine, 27 Sep. 2018 In the mid-1960s, two physicists heralding from opposite sides of the globe independently derived a proof that explained why electrons should align and create a ferromagnetic state. Quanta Magazine, 24 Jan. 2019 See More
Rhett Allain, Wired, 31 Dec. 2021 Most substances, however, are not ferromagnetic at all. Ethan Siegel, Forbes, 23 June 2021 Though coins are partially made of nickel (which is ferromagnetic), there's not enough in US coins to work that way. Korin Miller, Health.com, 9 June 2021 During the mission, a servicer craft will release a target craft with a ferromagnetic docking plate and capture it using magnets. Daniel Clery, Science | AAAS, 1 Dec. 2020 In the mid-1960s, two physicists heralding from opposite sides of the globe independently derived a proof that explained why electrons should align and create a ferromagnetic state. Marcus Woo, WIRED, 27 Jan. 2019 Perhaps most surprising, the substance appears to be ferromagnetic, behaving like a permanent magnet at temperatures up to 125°C—a first for carbon. W. Wayt Gibbs, Science | AAAS, 12 Nov. 2019 The researchers first used a tiny glass needle, its tip measuring only 10 microns across, to inject a single droplet of ferromagnetic fluid between the embryo’s cells. Quanta Magazine, 27 Sep. 2018 In the mid-1960s, two physicists heralding from opposite sides of the globe independently derived a proof that explained why electrons should align and create a ferromagnetic state. Quanta Magazine, 24 Jan. 2019 See More Word History
First Known Use
1896, in the meaning defined above