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diamagnetic

[ dahy-uh-mag-net-ik ]

adjective

Physics.
  1. of or relating 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.


diamagnetic

/ ˌ岹ɪəæɡˈɛɪ /

adjective

  1. of, exhibiting, or concerned with diamagnetism
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˌ徱ˈԱپ, adverb
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Other yvlog Forms

  • 徱a··Աi·· adverb
  • 徱···Ա· [dahy-, uh, -, mag, -ni-tiz-, uh, m], noun
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of diamagnetic1

First recorded in 1840–50; dia- + magnetic
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Oxyhemoglobin, on the other hand, is diamagnetic and has little effect.

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Crystals, like other bodies, are either paramagnetic or diamagnetic, i.e. they are either attracted or repelled by the pole of a magnet.

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From the experiments of Faraday it appears that all matter is subject to the magnetic force as universally as it is to the gravitating force, arranging itself into three divisions, the ferromagnetic, paramagnetic, and diamagnetic.

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Its electrical conductivity is approximately 1.2, silver at 0� being taken as 100; it is the most diamagnetic substance known, and its thermoelectric properties render it especially valuable for the construction of thermopiles.

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The diamagnetic quality of this metal can be detected by means of a good permanent magnet, and its repulsion by a magnetic pole had been more than once recognized before the date of Faraday's experiments.

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