ferrite
Pronunciation: /ˈfɛɹaɪt/
The English word “ferrite” has 3 meanings listed here.
noun
- The interstitial solid solution of carbon in body-centered cubic iron.
- Any of a class of metal oxides which show ferrimagnetism; used in transformers, inductors, antennas, recording heads, microwave devices, motors and loudspeakers.
- The anion FeO₂²⁻, and any of the salts (formally derived from the unknown ferrous acid) derived from it.
Etymology
From New Latin, from Latin ferrum (“iron”) + -ite.
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