diamagnetic

[ dahy-uh-mag-net-ik ]

/ ˌdaɪ ə mægˈnɛt ɪk /

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adjective Physics.

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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Compare antiferromagnetic, ferrimagnetic, ferromagnetic, paramagnetic.

Origin of diamagnetic

First recorded in 1840–50; dia- + magnetic

OTHER WORDS FROM diamagnetic

di·a·mag·net·i·cal·ly, adverbdi·a·mag·net·ism

[dahy-uh-mag-ni-tiz-uhm], /ˌdaɪ əˈmæg nɪˌtɪz əm/, noun

Words nearby diamagnetic

dialyzate, dialyze, dialyzer, diam., diamagnet, diamagnetic, diamagnetism, diamanté, diamantiferous, Diamantina, diamantine

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. Leadbeater
By a similar arrangement the feeble attractions and repulsions of the diamagnetic force have been made manifest.
Six Lectures on Light|John Tyndall
He 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 Somerville
All the tissues of the human body, the blood—though it contains iron—included, were proved to be diamagnetic.
Faraday As A Discoverer|John Tyndall

He 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

diamagnetic

/ (ˌdaɪəmæɡˈnɛtɪk) /

adjective

of, exhibiting, or concerned with diamagnetism

Derived forms of diamagnetic

diamagnetically, adverb

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