DIAMAGNETISM

n. Di-as-maag'neat-iazm. From Sia, through, and /uayrrjs, a magnet. Fr., diamagnet is me. Ger., Diamagnetism us. The principle which causes certain bodies to be repelled by magnets, and, when placed between the poles of an electro-magnet, to a ume a position at right angles to its axis (" equatorial" position). [B.] [s. 549]