ferrimagnet

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noun

Any ferrimagnetic material

OriginEnglish magnet ← Middle English magnete ← Latin magnēs →
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Meanings

nounferrimagnet (plural ferrimagnets)

plural ferrimagnets

  1. natural sciencesAny ferrimagnetic material

Origin

  1. Englishferri-
  2. Old Frenchmagnete
  3. Ancient GreekΜάγνης (Mágnēs)
  4. Ancient Greekμᾰ́γνης (mắgnēs)
  5. Latinmagnēs
  6. Middle Englishmagnete
  7. Englishmagnet
  8. Englishferrimagnet

From ferri- + magnet.

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APA

ferrimagnet. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ferrimagnet

MLA

“ferrimagnet.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ferrimagnet. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ferrimagnet,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ferrimagnet.

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