diamagnetism
noun
diamagnetism is spelled D-I-A-M-A-G-N-E-T-I-S-M: 12 letters and 6 syllables. It appears about once in every 68 million words in written English, the 258,950th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, diamagnetism means “a weak form of magnetism that is only observed in the presence of an external magnetic field; due to an induced magnetic field in an opposite…” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of diamagnetism is diamagnetisms.
How many letters and syllables are in diamagnetism?
| Letters | 12: D-I-A-M-A-G-N-E-T-I-S-M |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 6 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 68 million words; the 258,950th 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 diamagnetism?
Diamagnetism appears about once in every 68 million words in written English, the 258,950th 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 diamagnetism?
Diamagnetism has 6 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).
Forms of diamagnetism
- diamagnetisms plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does diamagnetism mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
a weak form of magnetism that is only observed in the presence of an external magnetic field; due to an induced magnetic field in an opposite direction
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Diamagnetism in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense weak form of magnetism:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | Diamagnetismus |
| Portuguese | diamagnetismo |
| Spanish | diamagnetismo |
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 diamagnetism come from?
From dia- + magnetism.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).