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dia·mag·net·ic

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. diamagneticadjective

    relating to or exhibiting diamagnetism; slightly repelled by a magnet

Wiktionary

  1. diamagneticnoun

    Any substance that exhibits diamagnetism.

  2. diamagneticadjective

    Exhibiting diamagnetism; repelled by a magnet.

  3. Etymology: Coined by Faraday, from.

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  1. diamagnetic

    Diamagnetic refers to a type of material or substance that does not possess any inherent magnetic properties of its own and, when exposed to an external magnetic field, it creates an induced magnetic field in the opposite direction. This results in a weak repulsion from the applied magnetic field. Examples of diamagnetic materials include gold, quartz, water, copper, and lead.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Diamagneticadjective

    pertaining to, or exhibiting the phenomena of, diamagnetism; taking, or being of a nature to take, a position at right angles to the lines of magnetic force. See Paramagnetic

  2. Diamagneticnoun

    any substance, as bismuth, glass, phosphorous, etc., which in a field of magnetic force is differently affected from the ordinary magnetic bodies, as iron; that is, which tends to take a position at right angles to the lines of magnetic force, and is repelled by either pole of the magnet

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Diamagnetic

    dī-a-mag-net′ik, adj. cross-magnetic—applied to any substance, such as a rod of bismuth or glass, which, when suspended between the poles of a magnet, arranges itself across the line joining the poles (a rod of iron or of sealing-wax so held arranges itself parallel to the line joining the poles, and is said to be Paramagnetic).—adv. Diamagnet′ically.—n. Diamag′netism, the form of magnetic action possessed by diamagnetic bodies: the branch of magnetism which deals with diamagnetic phenomena. [Gr. dia, through, magnētēs, magnēs, a magnet.]

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of diamagnetic in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of diamagnetic in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

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