different between external vs paramagnetism

English

Etymology

From Middle French externe + -al, from Latin externus, from exter, exterus (“on the outside, outward”).

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /?ks?t?n?l/, /?ks?t?n?l/, /?ks?t?n?l/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?ks?t??n?l/, /?ks?t??n?l/, /?ks?t??n?l/
• Rhymes: -??(?)n?l
• Hyphenation: ex?ter?nal

Adjective

external (comparative more external, superlative most external)

1. Outside of something; on the exterior.
2. Not intrinsic nor essential; accidental; accompanying; superficial.
   • 1850, Richard Chenevix Trench, Notes on the Miracles of Our Lord

     The external circumstances are greatly different.

3. Foreign; relating to or connected with foreign nations.

4. (anatomy) Away from the mesial plane of the body; lateral.
5. Provided by something or someone outside of the entity (object, group, company etc.) considered.

Synonyms

• (not intrinsic nor essential): See also Thesaurus:extrinsic

Antonyms

• internal

Related terms

Translations

Noun

external (plural externals)

1. (chiefly in the plural) The exterior; outward features or appearances.
2. (programming) In the C programming language, a variable that is defined in the source code but whose value comes from some external source.

Further reading

• external in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
• external in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
• external at OneLook Dictionary Search

English

Etymology

para- +? magnetism

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?pæ.??.?mæ?.n?.t?.z?m/

Noun

paramagnetism (usually uncountable, plural paramagnetisms)

1. (physics) The tendency of magnetic dipoles to align with an external magnetic field; materials that exhibit this tendency become temporary magnets.

Related terms

• paramagnetic

Translations

See also

• antiferromagnetism
• diamagnetism
• ferrimagnetism
• ferromagnetism

Romanian

Etymology

From French paramagnétisme

Noun

paramagnetism n (uncountable)

1. paramagnetism

Declension

Swedish

Noun

paramagnetism c

1. paramagnetism

Declension

Related terms

• paramagnetisk

See also

• antiferromagnetism
• diamagnetism
• ferrimagnetism
• ferromagnetism