paramagnet

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noun

Any paramagnetic material

OriginEnglish magnet ← Middle English magnete ← Latin magnēs →
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Meanings

nounparamagnet (plural paramagnets)

plural paramagnets

  1. natural sciencesAny paramagnetic material

Origin

  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. Englishparamagnet

From para- + magnet.

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APA

paramagnet. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/paramagnet

MLA

“paramagnet.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/paramagnet. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “paramagnet,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/paramagnet.

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