diamagnetic

American  

[dahy-uh-mag-net-ik] / ˌdaɪ ə mægˈnɛt ɪk /

adjective

Physics.

1. of or relating to a class of substances, as bismuth and copper, whose permeability is less than that of a vacuum: in a magnetic field, their induced magnetism is in a direction opposite to that of iron.

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diamagnetic British  

/ ˌdaɪəmæɡˈnɛtɪk /

adjective

1. of, exhibiting, or concerned with diamagnetism

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Other Word Forms

• diamagnetism
  noun
• diamagnetically
  adverb

Etymology

Origin of diamagnetic

First recorded in 1840–50; dia- + magnetic

Example Sentences

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diamagnetic

A superconductor is characterized by zero resistivity and perfect diamagnetic behavior, which leads to dissipationless transport and magnetic levitation.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 2, 2023

Paramagnetic and diamagnetic materials do not act as permanent magnets.

From Textbooks ● Feb. 14, 2019

From the molecular orbital diagram of N2, predict its bond order and whether it is diamagnetic or paramagnetic.

From Textbooks ● Feb. 14, 2019

Materials in which all of the electrons are paired are diamagnetic and weakly repel a magnetic field.

From Textbooks ● Feb. 14, 2019

He believed that when a diamagnetic substance is brought near to the north pole of a magnet, a north pole was developed in its approached end, and that therefore repulsion occurred.

From Beacon Lights of History, Volume 14 The New Era; A Supplementary Volume, by Recent Writers, as Set Forth in the Preface and Table of Contents by Lord, John