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adj
Exhibiting paramagnetism.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: natural-sciences, physical-sciences, physics
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adjective
of or relating to a paramagnet
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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History
From para- + magnetic. Coined by English polymath William Whewell in 1850 for Michael Faraday.
Across languages
7 source translations are retained for this English entry.
