diamagnet

American

[dahy-uh-mag-nit] / ˈdaɪ əˌmæg nɪt /

noun

Physics.

a diamagnetic substance.

diamagnet British

/ ˈdaɪəˌmæɡnɪt /

noun

a substance exhibiting diamagnetism

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Etymology

Origin of diamagnet

First recorded in 1860–65; back formation from diamagnetic

Example Sentences

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Diamagnet�ic, a term applied to substances which, when under the influence of magnetism and freely suspended, take a position at right angles to the lines of magnetic force.

From Project Gutenberg

A marble statue, on the contrary, has its feet a south pole, and its head a north pole, and there is no doubt that the same remark applies to its living archetype; each man walking over the earth's surface is a true diamagnet, with its poles the reverse of those of a mass of magnetic matter of the same shape and position.

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