Definition of Paramagnetism

1. Noun. Materials like aluminum or platinum become magnetized in a magnetic field but it disappears when the field is removed.


Definition of Paramagnetism

1. n. Magnetism, as opposed to diamagnetism.

Definition of Paramagnetism

1. Noun. (physics) the tendency of magnetic dipoles to align with an external magnetic field; materials that exhibit this tendency become temporary magnets ¹

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Definition of Paramagnetism

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Medical Definition of Paramagnetism

1. Magnetism, as opposed to diamagnetism. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Paramagnetism

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Literary usage of Paramagnetism

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

1. A Treatise on Electricity by Frederick Bernard Pidduck (1916)
"paramagnetism and diamagnetism. Although the substances already mentioned are the only ones known with strong magnetic properties, ..."

2. General Physics and Its Application to Industry and Everyday Life by Ervin Sidney Ferry (1921)
"paramagnetism and Diamagnetism.—With the exception of iron, nickel and cobalt, all substances have a magnetic permeability near unity. ..."

3. Chapters on Electricity: An Introductory Text-book for Students in College by Samuel Sheldon (1895)
"paramagnetism and Diamagnetism. — Substances •which have a permeability ... In order to explain the phenomena of paramagnetism and clia- magnetism we have ..."

4. Science by American Association for the Advancement of Science (1922)
"Langevin's Theory of paramagnetism.— We have seen that in all cases the creation of an exterior ... As soon as the paramagnetism appears it is, as a rule, ..."

5. Bulletin by National Research Council (U.S.) (1922)
"VII THEORIES OF paramagnetism BASED ON QUANTUM HYPOTHESES In 1911 ... gave results which were in opposition to equipartition theories of paramagnetism. ..."

6. Journal of the American Chemical Society by American Chemical Society (1879)
"(14) EM Kosower and JL Cotter, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 86, 5521 (1964). The decrease in paramagnetism with increasing concentration reported by MJ ..."

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