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Noun: paramagnetism
  1. Property of materials like aluminium or platinum that become magnetized in a magnetic field but lose magnetization when the field is removed
    "Paramagnetism is weaker than ferromagnetism"

Derived forms: paramagnetisms

Type of: magnetic attraction, magnetic force, magnetism

Encyclopedia: Paramagnetism