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Diamagnetism

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Noun

1. diamagnetism

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

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Diamagnetism

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noun
the phenomenon exhibited by substances that have a relative permeability less than unity and a negative susceptibility. It is caused by the orbital motion of electrons in the atoms of the material and is unaffected by temperature
Compare ferromagnetism, paramagnetism

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Diamagnetism

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noun
1. 
the property that certain substances have of being weakly repelled by both poles of a magnet
2. 
diamagnetic force
3. 
diamagnetic phenomena
4. 
the science that deals with such phenomena and substances

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Diamagnetism

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adj.
Of or relating to a substance that generates a magnetic field in the direction opposite to an externally applied magnetic field and is therefore repelled by it.

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