PARAMAGNETISM

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Materials like aluminum or platinum become magnetized in a magnetic field but it disappears when the field is removed

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural phenomena

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

magnetic attraction; magnetic force; magnetism (attraction for iron; associated with electric currents as well as magnets; characterized by fields of force)

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