PARAMAGNET

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

Magnet made of a substance whose magnetization is proportional to the strength of the magnetic field applied to it

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("paramagnet" is a kind of...):

magnet ((physics) a device that attracts iron and produces a magnetic field)

Derivation:

paramagnetic (of or relating to a paramagnet)

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