Definition of ferrimagnetic in English:
ferrimagnetic
adjective ˌfɛrɪmaɡˈnɛtɪkˌferēˌmaɡˈnedik
Physics (of a substance) displaying a weak form of ferromagnetism associated with parallel but opposite alignment of neighbouring atoms. In contrast with antiferromagnetic materials, these alignments do not cancel out and there is a net magnetic moment.
Example sentencesExamples
- In ferrimagnetic substances (a subclass of ferromagnetic materials), this same temperature is referred to as the Curie temperature (T C).
- The MS depends on factors such as the concentrations of ferrimagnetic and paramagnetic minerals and the magnetic grain size.
- Whereas monoclinic pyrrhotite is ferrimagnetic, the hexagonal variety is antiferromagnetic.
- Meanwhile, Kazuhito Hashimoto at the University of Tokyo in Japan has built a reversibly switching molecular magnet that changes from a paramagnetic to a ferrimagnetic state when light is shone on it.
Derivatives
noun ˌfɛrɪˈmaɡnɪtɪz(ə)m
Physics In the conventional view of metallic ferromagnetism, it is driven by 'exchange energy' between conduction electrons in rigid bands.
Example sentencesExamples
- Ferromagnetism is a form of magnetism that can be acquired in an external magnetic field and usually retained in its absence.