para magnetism

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.

Compare antiferromagnetic, diamagnetic, ferromagnetic.

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

Related forms

par·a·mag·net·ism, noun

par·a·mag·net·ic

[par-uh-mag-net-ik] , adjective

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paramagnet
noun
magnet made of a substance whose magnetization is proportional to the strength of the magnetic field applied to it

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