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

The first group is paramagnetic and positive; the corresponding one is diamagnetic and negative.

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By a similar arrangement the feeble attractions and repulsions of the diamagnetic force have been made manifest.

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He had already magnetized a ray of polarised light, but was still lecturing on the magnetic and diamagnetic properties of matter.

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All the tissues of the human body, the blood—though it contains iron—included, were proved to be diamagnetic.

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He also proved that the amount of the rotation is proportional to the length of the diamagnetic through which the ray passes.

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