Main Entry: para·mag·net·ic

Pronunciation: \ˌpa-rə-mag-ˈne-tik\

Function: adjective

Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary

Date: circa 1850

: being or relating to a magnetizable substance (as aluminum) that has small but positive susceptibility which varies little with magnetizing force

— para·mag·net·i·cal·ly \-ti-k(ə-)lē\ adverb

— para·mag·ne·tism \-ˈmag-nə-ˌti-zəm\ noun