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diamagnetic

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di⋅a⋅mag⋅net⋅ic

[dahy-uh-mag-net-ik]
–adjective Physics.
of or pertaining 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.


Origin:
1840–50; dia- + magnetic


di⋅a⋅mag⋅net⋅i⋅cal⋅ly, adverb
di⋅a⋅mag⋅net⋅ism [dahy-uh-mag-ni-tiz-uhm] , noun
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di·a·mag·net·ic   (dī'ə-māg-nět'ĭk)   
adj.  Of or relating to a substance that is repelled by a magnet.
di'a·mag'ne·tism (-nĭ-tĭz'əm) n.
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