Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ferromagnetic

/fˌɛɹoʊmˌæɡnˈɛtɪk/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.30 in modern English

Syllables
fer-ro-mag-net-ic
IPA
/fˌɛɹoʊmˌæɡnˈɛtɪk/
21
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
5
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

Etymology

Etymology tree substratebor. Old Latin *fersom Latin ferrum English ferro- Old French magnetebor. Pre-Greekbor.? Ancient Greek Μάγνης (Mágnēs) Ancient Greek μᾰ́γνης (mắgnēs)bor. Latin magnēsbor. Middle English magnete English magnet Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English magnetic English ferromagnetic From ferro- + magnetic.

Inflected Forms

more ferromagnetic (comparative) most ferromagnetic (superlative)

Derived Forms

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Questions

How do you pronounce ferromagnetic?
The recorded pronunciation is /fˌɛɹoʊmˌæɡnˈɛtɪk/.
What does ferromagnetic mean?
Exhibiting ferromagnetism.
Where does ferromagnetic come from?
Etymology tree substratebor. Old Latin *fersom Latin ferrum English ferro- Old French magnetebor. Pre-Greekbor.? Ancient Greek Μάγνης (Mágnēs) Ancient Greek μᾰ́γνης (mắgnēs)bor. Latin magnēsbor. Middle English magnete English magnet Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English magnetic English ferromagnetic From ferro- + magnetic.

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