1. (metallurgy) a solid solution in steel and other iron alloys where alpha iron is the solvent, characterized by high iron content and magnetic properties
   "The micrograph revealed distinct regions of ferrite"
    
2. (metallurgy) a magnetic allotrope of iron that is stable below 912 degrees Celsius, having a body-centred cubic crystal structure
   "The steel's properties changed as it cooled and formed alpha-ferrite";
   - alpha-ferrite, alpha-Fe, alpha iron
    
3. Any of various magnetic ceramic compounds containing iron oxide combined with other metallic oxides, used in electronic components
   "Ferrite cores are commonly used in transformers and inductors"

Derived forms: ferrites

Type of: atomic number 26, Fe, iron, primary solid solution, solid solution

Part of: pearlite

Encyclopedia: Ferrite