non-magneticadj.
/ˌnɒnmaɡˈnɛtɪk/, U.S. /ˌnɑnmæɡˈnɛdɪk/ Not magnetic.
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1828 Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 118 394 The terminal excess with the non-magnetic needles.
1879 Proc. Royal Soc. 29 61 The same thing occurs with disks of all non-magnetic metals.
1903 Electr. World & Engineer 13 June 1010/2 For practical work..the magnetic reluctance of a cubic centimeter of all non-magnetic materials..is the same as that of an air-pump vacuum.
1968 C. G. Kuper Introd. Theory Superconductivity ii. 22 Since the normal phase has been assumed to be nonmagnetic gn is independent of the field.
1991 Proc. U.S. Naval Inst. June 65/1 All the mine countermeasure vessel engines were nonmagnetic.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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