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ferromagnetism noun. M19.
[from FERRO- + MAGNETISM.]
Orig., paramagnetism. Now, the form of magnetism shown by metallic iron, cobalt, and nickel, which is characterized by a large magnetic permeability and the phenomenon of hysteresis, and is associated with parallel alignment of the magnetic moments of neighbouring atoms.