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Paramagnetism Moderate

Origin: Greek suffix -ism

Paramagnetism has 2 different meanings across 1 category:

Noun

Definitions
Noun
1

materials like aluminum or platinum become magnetized in a magnetic field but it disappears when the field is removed

2

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

Related Terms
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
magnetism
Rhyming Words
ism oism jism wuism agism meism prism yoism quism reism weism tuism ovism idism grism deism seism icism zoism owlism
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