Hypertext Webster Gateway: "diamagnetism"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Diamagnetism \Di`a*mag"net*ism\, n.
1. The science which treats of diamagnetic phenomena, and of
the properties of diamagnetic bodies.
2. That form or condition of magnetic action which
characterizes diamagnetics.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
diamagnetism
n : 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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