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diamagnetic Definition

dia·mag·netic (dī′ə mag net′ik)

adjective

having or relating to diamagnetism

noun

a diamagnetic substance, as bismuth or zinc

diamagnetic Usage Examples

Modifies a noun

  • material: Diamagnetism In a diamagnetic material the atoms have no net magnetic moment when there is no applied field.
  • levitation: Furthermore, we learned that we were not the first to discover diamagnetic levitation.