Etymology

paramagnetism

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Today it means: The tendency of magnetic dipoles to align with an external magnetic field; materials that exhibit this tendency become temporary magnets. Full definition →

English magnetism ← Middle English magnete ← Latin magnēs
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*per-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*preh₂-
  3. Proto-Hellenic*pərai
  4. Ancient Greekπᾰρᾰ́ (părắ)
  5. Ancient Greekπᾰρᾰ- (pără-)
  6. Englishpara-
  7. Old Frenchmagnete
  8. Ancient GreekΜάγνης (Mágnēs)
  9. Ancient Greekμᾰ́γνης (mắgnēs)
  10. Latinmagnēs
  11. Middle Englishmagnete
  12. Englishmagnet
  13. Englishmagnetism
  14. English todayparamagnetism

From para- + magnetism.

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