diamagnetism : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: diamagnetism	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for diamagnetism
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [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
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Diamagnetism \Di`amag"netism\, 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.