Ma'anar ƙamus na kalmar "diamagnetic" tana da alaƙa da ko nuna diamagnetism, wanda shine mallakar wani abu ko wani abu wanda ke sa wani filin maganadisu ya tunkuɗe shi. Kayan aikin diamagnetic ba su da lokacin maganadisu na dindindin kuma filin maganadisu yana ɗan tunkude su, ma'ana suna fuskantar raunin maganadisu mara ƙarfi. Wasu misalan kayan diamagnetic sun haɗa da jan karfe, azurfa, zinariya, da carbon.