Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A ferromagnetic substance.
- noun A substance with magnetic properties resembling those of iron.
- noun A ferromagnetic magnet.
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- noun physics a
ferromagnetic material - noun a
magnet made from such material
Etymologies
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(A ferromagnet is a magnet made of ferrous metal such as iron.
PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories 2010
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(A ferromagnet is a magnet made of ferrous metal such as iron.
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(A ferromagnet is a magnet made of ferrous metal such as iron.
PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories 2010
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(A ferromagnet is a magnet made of ferrous metal such as iron.
R&D Mag - News 2010
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(A ferromagnet is a magnet made of ferrous metal such as iron.
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One of the phases of a liquid crystal, called nematic, can be compared with a ferromagnet, where the atoms, which are themselves tiny magnets, are ordered so that they point in essentially the same direction - with slight variations.
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Whether the structure is a liquid crystal, ferromagnet, superconductor or polymer, universal features can be identified and be explained by simple scaling laws.
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However, what "free energy" inventors must realize is that the ferromagnet is intrinsically always magnetically saturated.
Chapter 4 1990
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Surely those orbital electrons in the ferromagnet will make their own contribution to the energy in the air gap, just as the supplied magnetizing current will feed in some energy.
Chapter 4 1990
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At this point, the device is little more than a thin strip of dark blue organic-based magnet layered with a metallic ferromagnet (a magnet made of ferrous metal such as iron) and connected to two electrical leads.
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