Paramagnet

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  paramagnet \par`a*mag"net\ n.
     A substance exhibiting {paramagnetism}, i.e. a substance
     whose magnetization is proportional to the strength of the
     magnetic field applied to it.
     [WordNet 1.5]



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  paramagnet
       n : magnet made of a substance whose magnetization is
           proportional to the strength of the magnetic field
           applied to it