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ferrites

ferrites is the plural of ferrite.

Meaning of ferrite

Noun

ferrite (countable and uncountable, plural ferrites)

  1. The interstitial solid solution of carbon in body-centered cubic iron.
    • ferrite transition zone
    Synonyms:
    alpha iron
  2. 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. The anion FeO₂²⁻, and any of the salts (formally derived from the unknown ferrous acid) derived from it.
    • sodium ferrite

Questions about ferrites

What is ferrites the plural of?
Ferrites is the plural of ferrite.

Words near ferrites in the dictionary

  1. ferrite core memories
  2. ferrite core memory
  3. ferrite cores
  4. Ferriter
  5. Ferriters
  6. ferrites
  7. ferrithiocyanate
  8. ferrithiocyanates
  9. ferrithiocyanide
  10. ferrithiocyanides
  11. ferritic

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