'Diamagnetism' definitions:
Definition of 'diamagnetism'
(from WordNet)
noun
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 of 'Diamagnetism'
From: GCIDE
- Diamagnetism \Di`a*mag"net*ism\, n.
- 1. The science which treats of diamagnetic phenomena, and of the properties of diamagnetic bodies. [1913 Webster]
- 2. The magnetic action which characterizes diamagnetic substances, the magnetic moments of which tend to oppose an externally applied magnetic field. Contrasted with paramagnetism and ferromagnetism. [1913 Webster +PJC]