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Antiferromagnetism Moderate

Origin: Greek suffix -ism

Antiferromagnetism has 2 different meanings across 1 category:

Noun

Definitions
Noun
1

magnetic field creates parallel but opposing spins; varies with temperature

2

a phenomenon, similar to ferromagnetism, in which magnetic domains line up in a regular pattern, but with neighbouring electron spins pointing in opposite directions; materials showing this effect are either ferrimagnetic or diamagnetic, and become paramagnetic above the Neel temperature

Related Terms
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
magnetism
Narrower Terms (hyponyms)
ferrimagnetism
Rhyming Words
ism oism jism wuism agism meism prism yoism quism reism weism tuism ovism idism grism deism seism icism zoism owlism
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