Definition of Diamagnetism

1. 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.

Generic synonyms: Magnetic Attraction, Magnetic Force, Magnetism
Derivative terms: Diamagnetic

Definition of Diamagnetism

1. n. The science which treats of diamagnetic phenomena, and of the properties of diamagnetic bodies.

Definition of Diamagnetism

1. Noun. (physics) a weak form of magnetism that is only observed in the presence of an external magnetic field; due to an induced magnetic field in an opposite direction ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Diamagnetism

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Medical Definition of Diamagnetism

1. 1. The science which treats of diamagnetic phenomena, and of the properties of diamagnetic bodies. 2. That form or condition of magnetic action which characterises diamagnetics. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Diamagnetism

dialyzation
dialyzations
dialyze
dialyzed
dialyzer
dialyzers
dialyzes
dialyzing
diam
diam.
diamagnet
diamagnetic
diamagnetic effects
diamagnetically
diamagnetics
diamagnetism (current term)
diamagnetisms
diamagnetization
diamagnets
diamantaire
diamantaires
diamantane
diamantanes
diamante
diamantes
diamantiferous
diamantine
diameter
diameter at breast height

Literary usage of Diamagnetism

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Light and Electricity: Notes of Two Courses of Lectures Before the Royal by John Tyndall (1878)
"diamagnetism : Magne- Crystallic Action. 52. Brugmans, in 1778, first observed the repulsion of bismuth by a magnet. In 1827 Le Baillif described the ..."

2. Elementary Lessons in Electricity & Magnetism by Silvanus Phillips Thompson (1902)
"diamagnetism 369. Diamagnetic Experiments. — In 1778 Brugmans of Leyden observed that when a lump of bismuth was held near either pole of a magnet needle it ..."

3. Elements of Chemistry: Theoretical and Practical by William Allen Miller (1872)
"(328) Influence of Structure on diamagnetism.—In prosecuting this subject, Tyndall and Knoblauch (Phil. Mag. 1850, vol. xxxvi. p. ..."

4. A Treatise on Electricity and Magnetism by James Clerk Maxwell (1881)
"... AND diamagnetism EXPLAINED BY MOLECULAR CURRENTS. On Electromagnetic Theories of Magnetism. 832.] WE have seen (Art. 380) that the action of magnets on ..."

5. Elements of Chemistry: Theoretical and Practical by William Allen Miller (1877)
"(324) diamagnetism.—All the magnetic bodies mentioned above are attracted indifferently by either magnetic pole ; and, if of elongated form, ..."

6. A Treatise on Electricity in Theory and Practice by Auguste de La Rive, Charles Vincent Walker (1853)
"Mr. Faraday, who discovered, and who so carefully analysed, the phenomena of diamagnetism, was content with putting forth the law with ..."

7. A Treatise on Electricity, in Theory and Practice by Auguste de La Rive, Charles Vincent Walker (1853)
"Mr. Faraday, who discovered, and who so carefully analysed, the phenomena of diamagnetism, was content with putting forth the law with ..."

8. Encyclopaedia Britannica: A Standard Work of Reference in Art, Literature (1907)
"... or distribution of currents in conductors, (c) Magnetism and magnetic induction (diamagnetism, etc.). ..."

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