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ferroelasticity

ferroelasticity noun: a phenomenon, analogous to ferromagnetism and ferroelectricity, in which spontaneous strain arises within a material.

Noun

ferroelasticity (uncountable)

  1. A phenomenon, analogous to ferromagnetism and ferroelectricity, in which spontaneous strain arises within a material

Origin of ferroelasticity

From ferro- + elasticity.

Questions about ferroelasticity

What does ferroelasticity mean?
Ferroelasticity means a phenomenon, analogous to ferromagnetism and ferroelectricity, in which spontaneous strain arises within a material.
What part of speech is ferroelasticity?
Ferroelasticity is a noun.

Words near ferroelasticity in the dictionary

  1. ferrodoxin
  2. ferrods
  3. Ferroe Islands
  4. ferroelastic
  5. ferroelastically
  6. ferroelasticity
  7. ferroelastics
  8. ferroelastoelectric
  9. ferroelectric
  10. ferroelectric capacitor
  11. ferroelectric capacitors

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