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語源

From New Latin, from Latin ferrum (“iron”) +‎ -ite.

発音

• IPA: /ˈfɛɹaɪt/

名詞

ferrite (countable and uncountable, plural ferrites)

1. The interstitial solid solution of carbon in body-centered cubic iron.

   Synonyms: α-Fe, alpha iron

   Hypernyms: iron < metal < material

   Hyponyms: β-Fe, beta iron (paramagnetic form)

   Coordinate terms: γ-Fe, gamma iron, austenite, δ-Fe, delta iron, ε-Fe, epsilon iron, hexaferrum, bainite, martensite, cementite

   ferrite transition zone

   • 1928, Lawrence R. Bourne, chapter 4, in Well Tackled!‎:

     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, […]

2. Any of a class of metal oxides which show ferrimagnetism; used in transformers, inductors, antennas, recording heads, microwave devices, motors and loudspeakers.

   ferrite magnets

   • 1986 June 6, Richard Feynman, “Personal observations on the reliability of the Shuttle”, in Presidential Commission on the Space Shuttle Challenger Accident, Report to the President:

     The actual hardware is obsolete; for example, the memories are of the old ferrite core type.

3. (inorganic chemistry) The anion FeO₂, and any of the salts (formally derived from the unknown ferrous acid) derived from it.

   sodium ferrite;   calcium ferrite

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