Meanings
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*per-
- Proto-Indo-European*preh₂-
- Proto-Hellenic*pərai
- Ancient Greekπᾰρᾰ́ (părắ)
- Ancient Greekπᾰρᾰ- (pără-)
- Englishpara-
- Old Frenchmagnete
- Ancient GreekΜάγνης (Mágnēs)
- Ancient Greekμᾰ́γνης (mắgnēs)
- Latinmagnēs
- Middle Englishmagnete
- Englishmagnet
- Englishmagnetism
- Englishparamagnetism
Translations
Basque paramagnetismo
- paramagnetismotendency of dipoles
Chinese Mandarin 順磁性 /顺磁性
- 順磁性 /顺磁性 (shùncíxìng)tendency of dipoles
Dutch paramagnetisme
- paramagnetismetendency of dipoles
Finnish paramagnetismi
- paramagnetismitendency of dipoles
German Paramagnetismus
- Paramagnetismustendency of dipoles
Italian paramagnetismo
- paramagnetismotendency of dipoles
Polish paramagnetyzm
- paramagnetyzmtendency of dipoles
Romanian paramagnetism
- paramagnetismtendency of dipoles
Spanish paramagnetismo
- paramagnetismotendency of dipoles
Swedish paramagnetism
- paramagnetismtendency of dipoles
Vietnamese thuận từ
- thuận từtendency of dipoles
Cite this entry
APA
paramagnetism. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/paramagnetism
MLA
“paramagnetism.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/paramagnetism. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “paramagnetism,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/paramagnetism.
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