paramagnet

paramagnet
paramagnetism, n.paramagnetic /par'euh mag net"ik/, adj.
/par'euh mag"nit, par"euh mag'-/, n. Physics.
a body or substance that, placed in a magnetic field, possesses magnetization in direct proportion to the field strength; a substance in which the magnetic moments of the atoms are not aligned. Cf. antiferromagnetic, diamagnetic, ferromagnetic.
[1905-10; back formation from paramagnetic; see PARA-1, MAGNET]

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