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Definition of: diamagnetic
(dī′ə·mag·net′ik) adjective Physics
1. Pertaining to or designating the property of substances tending to lie at right angles to the poles of a magnet.
2. Having a negative magnetic susceptibility, or a permeability less than that of a vacuum, as bismuth or copper.
—noun A substance that possesses such properties.
—di′a·mag′net·ism noun
—di′a·mag·net′·i·cal·ly adverb
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