paramagnetism

English

Etymology

para- +‎ magnetism

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌpæ.ɹə.ˈmæɡ.nə.tɪ.zəm/

Noun

paramagnetism (usually uncountable, plural paramagnetisms)

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

Related terms

• paramagnetic

Translations

tendency of dipoles

• Basque: paramagnetismo
• Dutch: paramagnetisme (nl)
• Finnish: paramagnetismi
• Italian: paramagnetismo (it) m
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}
• Polish: paramagnetyzm m
• Spanish: paramagnetismo m
• Swedish: paramagnetism c

See also

• antiferromagnetism
• diamagnetism
• ferrimagnetism
• ferromagnetism

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Swedish

Noun

paramagnetism c

1. paramagnetism

Declension

Declension of paramagnetism

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	paramagnetism	paramagnetisms
	definite	paramagnetismen	paramagnetismens
plural	indefinite	—	—
	definite	—	—

Related terms

• paramagnetisk

See also

• antiferromagnetism
• diamagnetism
• ferrimagnetism
• ferromagnetism