ferromagnetism

physical phenomenon whereby certain substances can become permanent magnets when subjected to a magnetic field
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ferromagnetism

Summary

ferromagnetism ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,797 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • iron is named after ferromagnetism[2].
  • ferromagnetism is a type of magnetic ordering[3].
  • ferromagnetism is a type of property[4].
  • ferromagnetism's Commons category is recorded as Ferromagnetism[5].
  • ferromagnetism is the opposite of antiferromagnetism[6].
  • ferromagnetism is the opposite of antiferromagnet[7].
  • ferromagnetism's Unicode character is recorded as 🧲[8].
  • ferromagnetism's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Ferromagnetism[9].
  • ferromagnetism's facet of is recorded as ferromagnetic material[10].
  • ferromagnetism's described by source is recorded as Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia[11].
  • ferromagnetism's Stack Exchange tag is recorded as https://physics.stackexchange.com/tags/ferromagnetism[12].
  • ferromagnetism's manifestation of is recorded as antiferromagnetism[13].
  • ferromagnetism's different from is recorded as ferrimagnetism[14].
  • ferromagnetism's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[15].
  • ferromagnetism's characteristic of is recorded as chemical substance[16].

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Definition and Type

Recorded subclass of include magnetic ordering[3] and property[4]. Recorded opposite of include antiferromagnetism[6] and antiferromagnet[7].

Origins

iron is named after ferromagnetism[2].

Why It Matters

ferromagnetism ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,797 views/month).[1] ferromagnetism has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[17] ferromagnetism is known by 51 alternative names across languages and contexts.[18]

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Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [17] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [18] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 8d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Facet of ferromagnetic material
    Named after iron
    On focus list of wikimedia project Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4
    Opposite of antiferromagnetism, antiferromagnet
    + 10 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|2 */ [[Property:P8189]]: 987007529122505171, mv to monolingual text names on J9U statements"
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