yttrium iron garnet

English

Etymology

yttrium +‎ iron +‎ garnet

Noun

yttrium iron garnet (plural yttrium iron garnets)

(mineralogy) A synthetic mineral used for its special magnetic/optical properties

Synonyms

YIG (abbreviation)

Derived terms

YIG (abbreviation)

Translations

synthetic mineral

Danish: yttrium-jern-granat
Finnish: yttriumrautagranaatti
French: grenat d’yttrium et de fer m
German: Yttrium-Eisengranat m or n, Yttrium-Eisen-Granat m or n

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