Definition
diamagnets
noun
- Plural of diamagnet; materials or substances that are repelled by magnetic fields and have a negative magnetic susceptibility.
Usage: technical; physics
Examples
- Copper and bismuth are common diamagnets used in laboratory demonstrations.
- Diamagnets are weakly repelled when placed in a strong magnetic field.
- Water is a diamagnet, which is why frogs can levitate in sufficiently powerful magnets.
- Unlike ferromagnets, diamagnets do not retain magnetization after the external field is removed.
- Scientists study diamagnets to understand fundamental properties of matter and electron behavior.