Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun diamagnetism

1 sense of diamagnetism

Sense 1
diamagnetism -- (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)
       => magnetism, magnetic attraction, magnetic force -- (attraction for iron; associated with electric currents as well as magnets; characterized by fields of force)