Diamagnetism

[daiә'mægnәtizәm]

Definition

(noun.) phenomenon exhibited by materials like copper or bismuth that become magnetized in a magnetic field with a polarity opposite to the magnetic force; unlike iron they are slightly repelled by a magnet.

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Definition

(n.) The science which treats of diamagnetic phenomena, and of the properties of diamagnetic bodies.

(n.) That form or condition of magnetic action which characterizes diamagnetics.

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