paramagnet

[ par-uh-mag-nit, par-uh-mag- ]

/ ˌpær əˈmæg nɪt, ˈpær əˌmæg- /

noun Physics.

a body or substance that, placed in a magnetic field, possesses magnetization in direct proportion to the field strength; a substance in which the magnetic moments of the atoms are not aligned.

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Compare antiferromagnetic, diamagnetic, ferromagnetic.

Origin of paramagnet

1905–10; back formation from paramagnetic;see para-¹, magnet

OTHER WORDS FROM paramagnet

par·a·mag·net·ism, nounpar·a·mag·net·ic

[par-uh-mag-net-ik], /ˌpær ə mægˈnɛt ɪk/, adjective

Example sentences from the Web for paramagnet

They are all monads and paramagnetic; lithium, potassium and rubidium are positive, while fluorine and manganese are negative.
Occult Chemistry|Annie Besant and Charles W. Leadbeater
The corresponding group consists of nitrogen, vanadium and niobium; they are triatomic, paramagnetic, and negative.
Occult Chemistry|Annie Besant and Charles W. Leadbeater
The first group is paramagnetic and positive; the corresponding one is diamagnetic and negative.
Occult Chemistry|Annie Besant and Charles W. Leadbeater
He anchored one end of it there by flipping the paramagnetic control on the tape case, and pulled the tape across the room.
Breaking Point|James E. Gunn

Bodies that point axially, or are paramagnetic, like a suspended needle.
The Boy's Playbook of Science|John Henry Pepper

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