Diamagnet

/ˌdaɪ.ə.ˈmæɡ.nɪt/ noun

Definition

A material that is repelled by magnetic fields and has no permanent magnetic properties of its own.

Etymology

From Greek dia- 'through' + magnet 'lodestone.' Coined in the 1840s by Michael Faraday when he discovered that some materials are pushed away by magnets rather than attracted.

Kelly Says

Frogs and water are diamagnets—scientists have actually levitated frogs using powerful magnets because diamagnetism is so weak it's usually overwhelmed by gravity, but increase the field enough and 'voilà,' flying frog!

Translations

AMአማርኛ
ዲያማግኔት
dee-ya-ma-gne-t
ARالعربية
أجسام مغناطيسية سالبة
ajsam maghna-ti-siya sal-ba
BNবাংলা
দিয়াম্যাগনেট
dee-ya-ma-gne-te
CACatalà
diamagnet
dee-ah-ma-gnet
CSČeština
diamagnet
dee-ah-ma-gnet
DADansk
diamagnet
dee-ah-ma-gnet
DEDeutsch
Diamagnet
dee-ah-mahn-et
ELΕλληνικά
διαμαγνητικός
dee-ah-ma-gne-ti-kos
ESEspañol
diaimán
dee-ah-ee-man
FAفارسی
دیا مغناطیس
dee-a maghna-te-es
FISuomi
diamagneetti
dee-ah-ma-gne-etti
FRFrançais
aimant diamagnétique
a-man dee-ah-mahn-e-tee-k
GUGU
ડાયામેગનેટ
day-a-me-gne-t
HAHA
diamagnet
dee-ah-ma-gnet
HEעברית
חומר דיאמגנטי
cha-mer dee-ah-ma-g-n-ti
HIहिन्दी
प्रतिचुंबकीय
pra-tee-chumb-kee-ya
HUMagyar
diamagnet
dee-ah-ma-gnet
IDBahasa Indonesia
diamagnet
dee-ah-ma-gnet
IGIG
diamagnet
dee-ah-ma-gnet
ITItaliano
diamagnete
dee-ah-ma-gne-te
JA日本語
反磁性体
han-ji-sei-tai
KKKK
диамагнетик
dee-ah-ma-gnee-tik
KMKM
ដាយាម៉ាហ្គનેត
day-a-ma-h-gne-t
KO한국어
다이아마그넷
dai-a-ma-ge-ne-t
MRMR
डायॅमॅग्नेट
dye-ma-g-ne-t
MSBahasa Melayu
diamagnet
dee-ah-ma-gnet
MYမြန်မာ
ပြန်လျှောက်မြန်
pyan-l-ja-uk-ma-n
NLNederlands
diamagneet
dee-ah-ma-ne-et
NONorsk
diamagnet
dee-ah-ma-gnet
PAPA
diamagnet
dee-ah-ma-gnet
PLPolski
diamagnet
dee-ah-ma-gnet
PTPortuguês
diaimã
dee-ah-ee-ma
RORomână
diamagnet
dee-ah-ma-gnet
RUРусский
диамагнетик
dee-ah-ma-gnee-tik
SVSvenska
diamagnet
dee-ah-ma-gnet
SWKiswahili
diamagnet
dee-ah-ma-gnet
TAதமிழ்
தியாமேக்ட்
thee-ya-me-g-t
TEతెలుగు
డియామాగ్నెట్
dee-ya-ma-g-ne-t
THไทย
วัสดุแม่เหล็กปฏิปักษ์
wat-su mae-laek pa-tee-pask
TLTL
diamagnet
dee-ah-ma-gnet
TRTürkçe
diamagnet
dee-ah-ma-gnet
UKУкраїнська
діамагнітик
dee-ah-ma-gnee-tik
URاردو
ڈائامैگنیٹ
dee-a-ma-gne-t
VITiếng Việt
chất từ tính ngược
chat tu tinh nguoc
YOYO
diamagnet
dee-ah-ma-gnet
ZH中文
反磁体
fǎn cí
ZUZU
diamagnet
dee-ah-ma-gnet

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