DIAMAGNETIC

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (adjective) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Relating to or exhibiting diamagnetism; slightly repelled by a magnet

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Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Pertainym:

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)

Derivation:

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)

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