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magnetism

[mag-ni-tiz-uhm] / ˈmæg nɪˌtɪz əm /


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Scientists have uncovered a previously unknown form of magnetism, overturning an understanding of magnetic behavior that had stood for more than a century.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 18, 2026

His research investigates magnetism, spintronics, and quantum materials.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 18, 2026

At higher temperatures, the direction of that magnetism, known as the atom's magnetic moment, can fluctuate freely.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 10, 2026

He understands how to use his innate magnetism to charm his way through even the silliest scripts, occasionally creating a dissonance between the film and his performances that makes even the duds memorable.

From Salon ● Oct. 9, 2026

The bombers opened their bomb bay doors, exerted a miraculous magnetism which shrunk the fires, gathered them into cylindrical steel containers, and lifted the containers into the bellies of the planes.

From "Slaughterhouse-Five" by Kurt Vonnegut


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