ferromagnetic

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adjective

Exhibiting ferromagnetism.

Less commonScrabble 21

Meanings

adjectiveferromagnetic (comparative more ferromagnetic, superlative most ferromagnetic)

comparative more ferromagnetic · superlative most ferromagnetic

  1. natural sciencesExhibiting ferromagnetism.

Origin

  1. Old Latin*fersom
  2. Latinferrum
  3. Englishferro-
  4. Old Frenchmagnete
  5. Ancient GreekΜάγνης (Mágnēs)
  6. Ancient Greekμᾰ́γνης (mắgnēs)
  7. Latinmagnēs
  8. Middle Englishmagnete
  9. Englishmagnet
  10. Englishmagnetic
  11. Englishferromagnetic

From ferro- + magnetic.

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Translations

Basque ferromagnetiko
  • ferromagnetikoexhibiting ferromagnetism
Catalan ferromagnètic
  • ferromagnèticexhibiting ferromagnetism
Dutch ferromagnetisch
  • ferromagnetischexhibiting ferromagnetism
French ferromagnétique
  • ferromagnétiqueexhibiting ferromagnetism
German ferromagnetisch
  • ferromagnetischexhibiting ferromagnetism
Greek σιδηρομαγνητικός
  • σιδηρομαγνητικός (sidiromagnitikós)exhibiting ferromagnetism
Italian ferromagnetico
  • ferromagneticoexhibiting ferromagnetism
Polish ferromagnetyczny
  • ferromagnetycznyexhibiting ferromagnetism
Romanian feromagnetic
  • feromagneticexhibiting ferromagnetism
Spanish ferromagnético
  • ferromagnéticoexhibiting ferromagnetism
Cite this entry
APA

ferromagnetic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ferromagnetic

MLA

“ferromagnetic.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ferromagnetic. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ferromagnetic,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ferromagnetic.

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