paramagnetic

English

Etymology

From para- +‎ magnetic. Coined by English polymath William Whewell in 1850 for Michael Faraday.

Pronunciation

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• Rhymes: -ɛtɪk

Adjective

paramagnetic (comparative more paramagnetic, superlative most paramagnetic)

1. (physics) Exhibiting paramagnetism.

Derived terms

• electron paramagnetic resonance
• electroparamagnetic
• nonparamagnetic
• paramagnetically
• paramagneticlike
• paramagnetic resonance
• supraparamagnetic

Translations

exhibiting paramagnetism

• Basque: paramagnetiko
• Dutch: paramagnetisch (nl)
• German: paramagnetisch (de)
• Italian: paramagnetico (it)
• Polish: paramagnetyczny m
• Romanian: paramagnetic (ro)
• Spanish: paramagnético

See also

• antiferromagnetic
• diamagnetic
• ferrimagnetic
• ferromagnetic

Romanian

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *pr̥h₂ey

Proto-Hellenic *pərai

Ancient Greek πᾰρᾰ́ (părắ)

Ancient Greek παρα- (para-)lbor.

French para-

Pre-Greekbor.?

Ancient Greek Μάγνης (Mágnēs)

Ancient Greek μᾰ́γνης (mắgnēs)bor.

Latin magnēs

Proto-Indo-European *-kos

Proto-Indo-European *-ikos

Proto-Italic *-ikos

Latin -icus

Latin magnēticuslbor.

French magnétique

French paramagnétiquebor.

Romanian paramagnetic

Borrowed from French paramagnétique.

Adjective

paramagnetic m or n (feminine singular paramagnetică, masculine plural paramagnetici, feminine/neuter plural paramagnetice)

1. (physics) paramagnetic

Declension

Declension of paramagnetic

		singular			plural
		masculine	neuter	feminine	masculine	neuter	feminine
nominative- accusative	indefinite	paramagnetic		paramagnetică	paramagnetici	paramagnetice
	definite	paramagneticul		paramagnetica	paramagneticii	paramagneticele
genitive- dative	indefinite	paramagnetic		paramagnetice	paramagnetici	paramagnetice
	definite	paramagneticului		paramagneticei	paramagneticilor	paramagneticelor

Related terms

• paramagnetism