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diamagnetism

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • CMU ARPABET: D AY2 AH0 M AE1 G N IH0 T IH2 Z AH0 M Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

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noun

Meaning 1

a weak form of magnetism that is only observed in the presence of an external magnetic field; due to an induced magnetic field in an opposite direction

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

Topics: natural-sciences, physical-sciences, physics

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

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noun

Meaning 2

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

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: magnetism, magnetic attraction, magnetic force

History

Etymology

From dia- + magnetism.

Across languages

Translations

15 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Basque: diamagnetismo — weak form of magnetism
  • Chinese Mandarin: 抗磁性 — weak form of magnetism
  • Chinese Mandarin: 反磁性 — weak form of magnetism
  • Dutch: diamagnetisme — weak form of magnetism
  • Finnish: diamagnetismi — weak form of magnetism
  • German: Diamagnetismus — weak form of magnetism
  • Hindi: प्रतिचुंबकत्व (praticumbkatva) — weak form of magnetism
  • Italian: diamagnetismo — weak form of magnetism
  • Kazakh: диамагнетизм (diamagnetizm) — weak form of magnetism
  • Polish: diamagnetyzm — weak form of magnetism
  • Portuguese: diamagnetismo — weak form of magnetism
  • Romanian: diamagnetism — weak form of magnetism
  • Spanish: diamagnetismo — weak form of magnetism
  • Swedish: diamagnetism — weak form of magnetism
  • Vietnamese: nghịch từ — weak form of magnetism