Ferrite

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈfɛɹaɪt/

Origin

New Latin, from Latin ferrum ("iron"), + -ite.

Full definition of ferrite

Noun

1. The interstitial solid solution of carbon in body-centered cubic iron.
• 1928, Lawrence R. Bourne, Well Tackled! Chapter 4, Technical terms like ferrite, perlite, graphite, and hardenite were bandied to and fro, and when Paget glibly brought out such a rare exotic as ferro-molybdenum, Benson forgot that he was a master ship-builder, â€¦
2. Any of a class of metal oxides which show ferrimagnetism; used in transformers, inductors, antennas, recording heads, microwave devices, motors and loudspeakers.
3. (inorganic compound) The anion FeO₂^2-, and any of the salts (formally derived from the unknown ferrous acid) derived from it.

Derived terms

• calcioferrite
• delta ferrite
• ferritic
• phosphoferrite
• sodium ferrite
• stibioferrite
• titanoferrite