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ferromagnetism

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

ferromagnetism ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,644 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • Named after: iron[2]
  • Subclass of: magnetic ordering[3], property[4]
  • Commons category: Ferromagnetism[5]
  • Opposite of: antiferromagnetism[6], antiferromagnet[7]
  • Unicode character: 🧲[8]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Ferromagnetism[9]
  • Facet of: ferromagnetic material[10]
  • Described by source: Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia[11]
  • Stack Exchange tag: https://physics.stackexchange.com/tags/ferromagnetism[12]
  • Manifestation of: antiferromagnetism[13]
  • Different from: ferrimagnetism[14]
  • On focus list of Wikimedia project: Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[15]
  • Characteristic of: chemical substance[16]

Why It Matters

ferromagnetism has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[17] ferromagnetism is known by 75 alternative names across languages and contexts.[18]

Related Entities

Felix Bloch

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

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  1. 14w ago · Nyuhn · 2026-07-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  2. 20w 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)
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