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ANTIFERROMAGNETISM
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Magnetic field creates parallel but opposing spins; varies with temperature
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural phenomena
Hypernyms ("antiferromagnetism" is a kind of...):
magnetic attraction; magnetic force; magnetism (attraction for iron; associated with electric currents as well as magnets; characterized by fields of force)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "antiferromagnetism"):
ferrimagnetism (a phenomenon in ferrites where there can be incomplete cancellation of antiferromagnetic arranged spins giving a net magnetic moment)
Derivation:
antiferromagnetic (relating to antiferromagnetism)