antiferromagnetic

[an-tee-fer-oh-mag-net-ik, an-tahy-]

an·ti·fer·ro·mag·net·ic

[an-tee-fer-oh-mag-net-ik, an-tahy-]
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:
1935–40; anti- + ferromagnetic

an·ti·fer·ro·mag·ne·tism [an-tee-fer-oh-mag-ni-tiz-uhm, an-tahy-] , noun
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Antiferromagnetic is always a great word to know.
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the direct effect that one kind of particle has on another in inducing the emission or absorption of one particle by another
radiation in the form of elementary particles emitted by an atomic nucleus produced by decay of radioactive substances or by nuclear fission
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antiferromagnetic

adjective
relating to antiferromagnetism 
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