Antimagnetic
resistant to magnetization.
(of a precision instrument, watch, etc.) having the critical parts composed of antimagnetic materials, and hence not seriously affected in accuracy by exposure to fields.
adjective
of or constructed of a material that does not acquire permanent magnetism when exposed to a magnetic field: an antimagnetic watch
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