adjective
- having the property of being weakly repelled by a magnetic field
Usage: physics
Examples
- Water is diamagnetic and is slightly repelled by strong magnets.
- Copper exhibits diamagnetic properties when placed in a magnetic field.
- The diamagnetic material showed weak repulsion from the magnet.
- Gold and silver are examples of diamagnetic substances.
- Scientists studied the diamagnetic behavior of the new compound.
- The diamagnetic effect is much weaker than ferromagnetism.