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paramagnet

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par⋅a⋅mag⋅net

  [par-uh-mag-nit, par-uh-mag-]
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–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.

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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par·a·mag·net   (pār'ə-māg'nĭt)   
n.  A paramagnetic substance.

[Back-formation from paramagnetic.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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