magnetizabilityn.
/ˌmaɡnᵻtʌɪzəˈbɪlᵻti/, U.S. /ˌmæɡnətaɪzəˈbɪlədi/ Capacity for being magnetized.
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magnetizability1879
1879 Nature 13 Feb. 352/1 The specific magnetisability of pulverised iron is..much smaller than that of coherent iron.
1964 S. Duke-Elder Parsons' Dis. Eye (ed. 14) xxvi. 399 The effectiveness of any magnet [in removing a foreign body] depends on the magnetizability of the particle.
1978 P. W. Atkins Physical Chem. xxiii. 778 An applied field can also induce a magnetic moment to an extent that is governed by the molecular magnetizability.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2000; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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