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-/, noun

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