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paramagnetic definition

para·mag·netic (par′ə mag net′ik)

adjective

designating or of a material, as aluminum or platinum, having a magnetic permeability slightly greater than unity and varying to only a small extent with the magnetizing force

Related Forms:

  • paramagnetism par′a·mag′·net·ism′ (-mag′nə tiz′əm) noun

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