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From para- + magnetic. Coined by English polymath William Whewell in 1850 for Michael Faraday.
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paramagnetic
Today it means: Exhibiting paramagnetism. Full definition →
Today it means: Exhibiting paramagnetism. Full definition →
From para- + magnetic. Coined by English polymath William Whewell in 1850 for Michael Faraday.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.