diamagnetic

[ dahy-uh-mag-net-ik ]

adjective

, Physics.

1. 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

/ ˌdaɪəmæɡˈnɛtɪk /

adjective

1. of, exhibiting, or concerned with diamagnetism

Derived Forms

• ˌdiamagˈnetically, adverb

Other Words From

• dia·mag·neti·cal·ly adverb
• di·a·mag·net·ism [dahy-, uh, -, mag, -ni-tiz-, uh, m], noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of diamagnetic¹

First recorded in 1840–50; dia- + magnetic

Example Sentences

Oxyhemoglobin, on the other hand, is diamagnetic and has little effect.

From Scientific American

Crystals, like other bodies, are either paramagnetic or diamagnetic, i.e. they are either attracted or repelled by the pole of a magnet.

From Project Gutenberg

From the experiments of Faraday it appears that all matter is subject to the magnetic force as universally as it is to the gravitating force, arranging itself into three divisions, the ferromagnetic, paramagnetic, and diamagnetic.

From Project Gutenberg

Its electrical conductivity is approximately 1.2, silver at 0� being taken as 100; it is the most diamagnetic substance known, and its thermoelectric properties render it especially valuable for the construction of thermopiles.

From Project Gutenberg

The diamagnetic quality of this metal can be detected by means of a good permanent magnet, and its repulsion by a magnetic pole had been more than once recognized before the date of Faraday's experiments.

From Project Gutenberg