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ferrite

fer·rite
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [fer-ahyt]
    • /ˈfɛr aɪt/
    • /ˈfe.raɪt/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [fer-ahyt]
    • /ˈfɛr aɪt/

Definitions of ferrite word

  • noun ferrite Chemistry. a compound, as NaFeO 2 , formed when ferric oxide is combined with a more basic metallic oxide. 1
  • noun ferrite Metallurgy. the pure iron constituent of ferrous metals, as distinguished from the iron carbides. 1
  • noun ferrite The interstitial solid solution of carbon in body-centered cubic iron. 1
  • noun ferrite any of a group of ferromagnetic highly resistive ceramic compounds with the formula MFe2O4, where M is usually a metal such as cobalt or zinc 0
  • noun ferrite any of the body-centred cubic allotropes of iron, such as alpha iron, occurring in steel, cast iron, etc 0
  • noun ferrite any of various microscopic grains, probably composed of iron compounds, in certain igneous rocks 0
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Origin of ferrite

First appearance:

before 1875
One of the 25% newest English words
1875-80; < Latin ferr(um) iron + -ite1

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A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 94% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
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  • ferrite core

    a ferrite magnetic core used in a core memory.

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    shaped like a needle.

  • bainite

    a mixture of iron and iron carbide found in incompletely hardened steels, produced when austenite is transformed at temperatures between the pearlite and martensite ranges

  • ferrimagnetic

    noting or pertaining to a substance, as a ferrite, in which the magnetic moments of some neighboring atoms point in opposite directions, with a net magnetization still resulting because of differences in magnitudes of the opposite moments.

  • ferritin

    an amber-colored, crystalline protein, found in the liver, spleen, and bone marrow, that consists of apoferritin combined with a ferric hydroxide-ferric phosphate complex and that stores iron for use in metabolism.

  • pearlite

    a volcanic glass in which concentric fractures impart a distinctive structure resembling masses of small spheroids, used as a plant growth medium.
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