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PARAMAGNETISM
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Materials like aluminum or platinum become magnetized in a magnetic field but it disappears when the field is removed
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural phenomena
Hypernyms ("paramagnetism" is a kind of...):
magnetic attraction; magnetic force; magnetism (attraction for iron; associated with electric currents as well as magnets; characterized by fields of force)