antiferromagnetic
[ an-tee-fer-oh-mag-net-ik, an-tahy- ]
/ ˌæn tiˌfɛr oʊ mægˈnɛt ɪk, ˌæn taɪ- /
adjective Physics.
noting or pertaining to a substance in which, at sufficiently low temperatures, the magnetic moments of adjacent atoms point in opposite directions.
Origin of antiferromagnetic
First recorded in 1935–40;
anti- +
ferromagnetic
OTHER WORDS FROM antiferromagnetic
an·ti·fer·ro·mag·ne·tism [an-tee-fer-oh-mag-ni-tiz-uh m, an-tahy-] /ˌæn tiˌfɛr oʊˈmæg nɪˌtɪz əm, ˌæn taɪ-/, nounWords nearby antiferromagnetic
antifebrin,
antifederal party,
antifederalist,
antifeedant,
antiferromagnet,
antiferromagnetic,
antiferromagnetism,
antifertility,
antifibrinolysin,
antifibrinolytic,
antifoaming
British Dictionary definitions for antiferromagnetism
antiferromagnetism
/ (ˌæntɪˌfɛrəʊˈmæɡnɪˌtɪzəm) /
noun
physics
the phenomenon exhibited by substances that resemble paramagnetic substances in the value of their relative permeability but that behave like ferromagnetic substances when their temperature is varied
See also ferrimagnetism