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Meaning of PARAMAGNETISM

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 Definition: [n]  materials like aluminum or platinum become magnetized in a magnetic field but it disappears when the field is removed
 
 See Also: magnetic attraction, magnetic force, magnetism

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Par`a*mag"net*ism\, n.
Magnetism, as opposed to diamagnetism. --Faraday.

 

 

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