yttrium iron garnet

English

Etymology

From yttrium +‎ iron +‎ garnet.

Noun

yttrium iron garnet (plural yttrium iron garnets)

1. (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