ferrite

About 0.92 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. noun The interstitial solid solution of carbon in body-centered cubic iron.

   ferrite transition zone

2. noun Any of a class of metal oxides which show ferrimagnetism; used in transformers, inductors, antennas, recording heads, microwave devices, motors and loudspeakers.

   ferrite magnets

3. noun The anion FeO2, and any of the salts (formally derived from the unknown ferrous acid) derived from it.

   sodium ferrite

Similar words

iron allotriomorphic acicular circulators toroids zn ferrite core ferric carbide martensite fibroferrite

Often followed by

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Word family

ferrites ferritic