How to pronounce ferrous
American English pronunciation
FAIR-us
- IPA
- /ˈfɛɹəs/
- Syllables
- FAIR · us (2 syllables, stress on the 1st)
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What ferrous means
Made of iron or having iron in it
In a sentence: The magnet picked up the ferrous scraps and left the copper ones behind.
Where it comes from: It comes from Latin ferrum, iron.
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