Term: ferromagnetism: phenomenon exhibited by materials like iron (nickel or cobalt) that become magnetized in a magnetic field and retain their magnetism when the field is removed
Broader: magnetism: attraction for iron; associated with electric currents as well as magnets; characterized by fields of force | Unrelated: fine spray: precipitation in very small drops
Broader: magnetism: attraction for iron; associated with electric currents as well as magnets; characterized by fields of force | Unrelated: andricus: cynipid gall wasps, chiefly affecting oaks
Broader: magnetism: attraction for iron; associated with electric currents as well as magnets; characterized by fields of force | Unrelated: cotangent: ratio of the adjacent to the opposite side of a right-angled triangle
Broader: magnetism: attraction for iron; associated with electric currents as well as magnets; characterized by fields of force | Unrelated: niblick: an iron with considerable loft
Broader: magnetism: attraction for iron; associated with electric currents as well as magnets; characterized by fields of force | Unrelated: vouchee: (law) a person called into court to defend a title
Broader: magnetism: attraction for iron; associated with electric currents as well as magnets; characterized by fields of force | Unrelated: polydactyly: birth defect characterized by the presence of more than the normal number of fingers or toes
Broader: magnetism: attraction for iron; associated with electric currents as well as magnets; characterized by fields of force | Unrelated: totemism: belief in the kinship of a group of people with a common totem
Broader: magnetism: attraction for iron; associated with electric currents as well as magnets; characterized by fields of force | Unrelated: bofors gun: an automatic double-barreled antiaircraft gun
Broader: magnetism: attraction for iron; associated with electric currents as well as magnets; characterized by fields of force | Unrelated: genus beroe: coextensive with the class Nuda
Broader: magnetism: attraction for iron; associated with electric currents as well as magnets; characterized by fields of force | Unrelated: fine print: the part of a contract that contains reservations and qualifications that are often printed in small type