Meanings
nounferromagnet (plural ferromagnets)
plural ferromagnets
- natural sciencesa ferromagnetic material
- a magnet made from such material
Origin
- Old Latin*fersom
- Latinferrum
- Englishferro-
- Old Frenchmagnete
- Ancient GreekΜάγνης (Mágnēs)
- Ancient Greekμᾰ́γνης (mắgnēs)
- Latinmagnēs
- Middle Englishmagnete
- Englishmagnet
- Englishferromagnet
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APA
ferromagnet. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ferromagnet
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“ferromagnet.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ferromagnet. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ferromagnet,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ferromagnet.
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