antiferromagnetic
[an-tee-fer-oh-mag-
net
-ik, an-tahy-]
/ˌæn tiˌfɛr oʊ mægˈnɛt ɪk, ˌæn taɪ-/
adjective
,
Physics.
1.
noting or pertaining to a substance in which, at sufficiently low temperatures, the magnetic moments of adjacent atoms point in opposite directions.
Compare
diamagnetic
,
ferrimagnetic
,
ferromagnetic
,
paramagnetic
Origin
1935-40;
anti-
+
ferromagnetic
Related forms
antiferromagnetism
[an-tee-fer-oh-
mag
-ni-tiz-
uh
m, an-tahy-]
/ˌæn tiˌfɛr oʊˈmæg nɪˌtɪz əm, ˌæn taɪ-/
(
Show IPA
),
noun
Examples from the web for
antiferromagnetic
Simulation results are in good agreement with the experimental data and confirm the
antiferromagnetic
coupling.
However, certain characteristics of these
antiferromagnetic
domains rendered them invisible to conventional techniques.