Associations to the word «Paramagnetism»

Wiktionary

PARAMAGNETISM, noun. (physics) The tendency of magnetic dipoles to align with an external magnetic field; materials that exhibit this tendency become temporary magnets.

Dictionary definition

PARAMAGNETISM, noun. Materials like aluminum or platinum become magnetized in a magnetic field but it disappears when the field is removed.

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats