Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913 Paramagnetic /părˌ-əm-ăgˌ-nĕt'-ĭk/ · Par·a·mag·net·ic · IPA /pˌærəmˌæɡnˈɛtɪk/ 01 a. Having or exhibiting paramagnetism; -- opposed to diamagnetic and contrasted with ferromagnetic. 1. Having or exhibiting paramagnetism; -- opposed to diamagnetic and contrasted with ferromagnetic.(Physics)