diamagnetic
/daɪəmæɡˈnɛtɪk/adjective, noun
diamagnetic is spelled D-I-A-M-A-G-N-E-T-I-C: 11 letters and 5 syllables. It appears about once in every 15 million words in written English, the 118,441st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, diamagnetic means “Exhibiting diamagnetism; repelled by a magnet” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in diamagnetic?
| Letters | 11: D-I-A-M-A-G-N-E-T-I-C |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 5 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 15 million words; the 118,441st most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is diamagnetic?
Diamagnetic appears about once in every 15 million words in written English, the 118,441st most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce diamagnetic?
- /daɪəmæɡˈnɛtɪk/
Diamagnetic has 5 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Flame,_not_lame-diamagnetic.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of diamagnetic
- more diamagnetic comparative
- most diamagnetic superlative
- diamagnetics plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does diamagnetic mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Exhibiting diamagnetism; repelled by a magnet.
noun
- 1
Any substance that exhibits diamagnetism.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Diamagnetic in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense exhibiting diamagentism:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | diamagnetisch |
| Portuguese | diamagnético |
| Spanish | diamagnético |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does diamagnetic come from?
Coined by Faraday, from dia- + magnetic.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).