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ferrovalley

ferrovalley noun: a ferromagnetic valley (local minimum).

Noun

ferrovalley (plural ferrovalleys)

  1. A ferromagnetic valley (local minimum)
    • On account of the latter, a series of functional devices based on ferrovalley materials, such as valley-based nonvolatile random access memory, valley filter, are contemplated for valleytronic applications..2016, Wen-Yi Tong, Shi-Jing Gong, Xiangang Wan, Chun-Gang Duan, “The Concept of Ferrovalley Material and Anomalous Valley Hall Effect”, in arXiv

Forms of ferrovalley

pluralferrovalleys

Origin of ferrovalley

From ferro- + valley.

Questions about ferrovalley

What does ferrovalley mean?
Ferrovalley means a ferromagnetic valley (local minimum).
What part of speech is ferrovalley?
Ferrovalley is a noun.
What is the plural of ferrovalley?
The plural of ferrovalley is ferrovalleys.

Words near ferrovalley in the dictionary

  1. ferrous sulfide
  2. ferrous sulphate
  3. ferrous sulphide
  4. ferrous sulphides
  5. ferrous-ferric oxide
  6. ferrovalley
  7. ferrovalleys
  8. ferrovalve
  9. ferrovalves
  10. ferrovanadium
  11. ferrovanadiums

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