non-magnetizableadj.
/ˌnɒnmaɡnᵻˈtʌɪzəbl/, U.S. /ˈˌnɑnmæɡnəˈtaɪzəb(ə)l/ Not capable of being magnetized.
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1883 Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 174 541 The duration of the free currents is very much greater than in a non-magnetizable sphere of the same size and of equal conductivity.
1919 Proc. Royal Soc. 1918–19 A. 95 p. xxxii The magnetism of saturation might be predicted from the composition, treating each steel as a mixture of iron and of non-magnetisable carbide of iron.
1995 Internat. Jrnl. Appl. Electromagnetics in Materials 6 132 Consider an electroconductive non-magnetizable plate placed in a free space and influenced initially by the strong magnetostatic field.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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