spin ice

noun

Any crystalline material in which the behavior of the magnetic moments is analogous to the behavior of the protons in water ice.

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Meanings

nounspin ice (plural spin ices)

plural spin ices

  1. natural sciencesAny crystalline material in which the behavior of the magnetic moments is analogous to the behavior of the protons in water ice.
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