diamagnetic

American

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

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.

diamagnetic British

/ ˌdaɪəmæɡˈnɛtɪk /

adjective

of, exhibiting, or concerned with diamagnetism

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Origin of diamagnetic

First recorded in 1840–50; dia- + magnetic

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