diamagnetic
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.
Origin of diamagnetic
1Other words from diamagnetic
- di·a·mag·net·i·cal·ly, adverb
- di·a·mag·net·ism [dahy-uh-mag-ni-tiz-uhm], /ˌdaɪ əˈmæg nɪˌtɪz əm/, noun
- Compare antiferromagnetic, ferrimagnetic, ferromagnetic, paramagnetic.
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How to use diamagnetic in a sentence
The first group is paramagnetic and positive; the corresponding one is diamagnetic and negative.
Occult Chemistry | Annie Besant and Charles W. LeadbeaterBy a similar arrangement the feeble attractions and repulsions of the diamagnetic force have been made manifest.
Six Lectures on Light | John TyndallHe had already magnetized a ray of polarised light, but was still lecturing on the magnetic and diamagnetic properties of matter.
Personal Recollections, from Early Life to Old Age, of Mary Somerville | Mary SomervilleAll the tissues of the human body, the blood—though it contains iron—included, were proved to be diamagnetic.
Faraday As A Discoverer | John TyndallHe also proved that the amount of the rotation is proportional to the length of the diamagnetic through which the ray passes.
Faraday As A Discoverer | John Tyndall
British Dictionary definitions for diamagnetic
/ (ˌdaɪəmæɡˈnɛtɪk) /
of, exhibiting, or concerned with diamagnetism
Derived forms of diamagnetic
- diamagnetically, adverb
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