Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The phenomena exhibited by a class of substances which, when under the influence of magnetism and freely suspended, take a position with the longer axis at right angles to the magnetic lines of force.
- noun That branch of magnetism which treats of diamagnetic phenomena and diamagnetic bodies.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun The science which treats of diamagnetic phenomena, and of the properties of diamagnetic bodies.
- noun The magnetic action which characterizes diamagnetic substances, the magnetic moments of which tend to oppose an externally applied magnetic field. Contrasted with
paramagnetism andferromagnetism .
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun physics a weak form of
magnetism that is only observed in the presence of anexternal magnetic field ; due to aninduced magnetic field in anopposite direction
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- 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
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Examples
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Fortunately, diamagnetism is too weak to cause shipwreck in this way.
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In science, I would ask, is "diamagnetism" correctly explained by terming it "the property of any substance whereby it turns itself, when freely suspended, at right angles to the magnetic meridian."
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Professor Main, head of physics at the University of Nottingham, worked on a project to levitate a frog using an effect called diamagnetism: ‘By changing the energy of electrons whizzing around in the nuclei of atoms, you create a force that acts on a molecular level.
The silliest thing I read last week - The Panda's Thumb 2007
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Faraday didn't call for a vote when he developed the laws of electrolysis or discovered diamagnetism.
On Thursday, the Legg report will be published along with... 2009
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Faraday didn't call for a vote when he developed the laws of electrolysis or discovered diamagnetism.
On Thursday, the Legg report will be published along with... 2009
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If we present to it the vibrating body, it will be repelled, and we shall obtain the results known by the name of diamagnetism.
Scientific American Supplement, No. 315, January 14, 1882 Various
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If the body is more sensitive than the air, there is direct magnetism, but if it is less so, there is diamagnetism.
Scientific American Supplement, No. 315, January 14, 1882 Various
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And, moreover, they have the power of exciting fresh whirls in neighboring conductors, and of repelling them according to the laws of diamagnetism.
Scientific American Supplement, No. 275, April 9, 1881 Various
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In this way Professor Bjerknes has been able to reproduce analogues of all the phenomena of magnetism and diamagnetism, those phenomena which may be classed as effects of induction being directly reproduced, while those which may be classed as effects of mechanical action, and resulting in change of place, are analogous inversely.
Scientific American Supplement, No. 488, May 9, 1885 Various
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And the results support the theories which attribute magnetism and diamagnetism to causes of a different nature.
Pierre Curie 1923
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