magnet

magnet

a thing or person that attracts: The race track is a magnet for compulsive gamblers.; a thing that has the property of attracting certain substances, such as iron or stainless steel: She puts notes on the refrigerator with a magnet.; a lodestone

Not to be confused with:

magnate – a person of great influence, importance, or standing in a particular enterprise: a hotel magnate; a person of distinction: a literary magnate

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mag·net

 (măg′nĭt)

n.

1. An object that is surrounded by a magnetic field and that has the property, either natural or induced, of attracting iron or steel.

2. An electromagnet.

3. A person, a place, an object, or a situation that exerts attraction: a village that is a magnet for tourists.

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[Middle English magnes, magnet, ultimately (probably partially via Old French magnete) from Latin magnēs, magnēt-, from Greek Magnēs (lithos), Magnesian (stone), magnet, after Magnēsiā, a region of Thessaly, or Magnēsiā, a city in ancient Lydia.]

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magnet

(ˈmæɡnɪt)

n

1. (General Physics) a body that can attract certain substances, such as iron or steel, as a result of a magnetic field; a piece of ferromagnetic substance. See also electromagnet

2. a person or thing that exerts a great attraction

[C15: via Latin from Greek magnēs, shortened from ho Magnēs lithos the Magnesian stone. See magnesia]

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mag•net

(ˈmæg nɪt)

n.

1. a body, as a piece of iron or steel, that possesses the property of attracting certain substances, as iron.

2. lodestone (defs. 1, 2).

3. a thing or person that attracts.

[1400–50; < Old French < Latin magnēt-, s. of magnēs < Greek for (hē) Mágnēs (líthos) (the stone) of Magnesia]

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mag·net

(măg′nĭt)

1. A rock, piece of metal, or other solid that has the property of attracting iron or steel. A lodestone is a natural magnet, but most magnets today are made by inducing magnetism in a material such as steel or a metal alloy. Magnets have two magnetic poles, called north and south.

2. An electromagnet.

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magnet

A substance able to attract iron and which produces a magnetic field.

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Thesaurus

Noun	1.	magnet - (physics) a device that attracts iron and produces a magnetic field bar magnet - a magnet in the form of a bar with magnetic poles at each end core - a bar of magnetic material (as soft iron) that passes through a coil and serves to increase the inductance of the coil device - an instrumentality invented for a particular purpose; "the device is small enough to wear on your wrist"; "a device intended to conserve water" electromagnet - a temporary magnet made by coiling wire around an iron core; when current flows in the coil the iron becomes a magnet field magnet - a magnet that provides a magnetic field in a dynamo or electric motor magnetic needle - a slender magnet suspended in a magnetic compass on a mounting with little friction; used to indicate the direction of the earth's magnetic pole paramagnet - magnet made of a substance whose magnetization is proportional to the strength of the magnetic field applied to it permanent magnet, static magnet - a magnet that retains its magnetism after being removed from a magnetic field magnetic pole, pole - one of the two ends of a magnet where the magnetism seems to be concentrated solenoid - a coil of wire around an iron core; becomes a magnet when current passes through the coil natural philosophy, physics - the science of matter and energy and their interactions; "his favorite subject was physics"
	2.	magnet - a characteristic that provides pleasure and attracts; "flowers are an attractor for bees" attractive feature, attractor, attracter, attraction characteristic, feature - a prominent attribute or aspect of something; "the map showed roads and other features"; "generosity is one of his best characteristics" attention - a general interest that leads people to want to know more; "She was the center of attention" tourist attraction - a characteristic that attracts tourists

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Translations

مَغْنَطِيسٌمِغْنَطيس

magnet

magnet

Magnet

μαγνήτης

imán

magneetti

aimantaimantin

מגנט

magnet

mágnes

segullsegull, segulstál

calamitamagnete

磁石

자석

įmagnetintimagnetasmagnetinismagnetinis laukasmagnetiškai

magnēts

magneet

magnet

magnes

ímãíman

магнит

magnet

magnet

magnet

แม่เหล็ก

mıknatıs

nam châm

磁铁

magnet

[ˈmægnɪt] N (lit, fig) → imán m

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magnet

[ˈmægnɪt] n

(lit) → aimant m

(fig) (= attraction) to be a magnet for sb → attirer qn

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magnet

n (lit, fig) → Magnet m

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magnet

[ˈmægnɪt] n → calamita, magnete m

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magnet

(ˈmӕgnit) noun

a piece of iron, or of certain other materials, that attracts or repels other pieces of iron etc. magneet مِغْنَطيس магнит imã magnet der Magnet magnet μαγνήτηςimán magnet اهنربا magneetti aimantמגנט चुम्बक magnet mágnes magnet segull, segulstál calamita 磁石 자석 magnetas magnēts magnet magneetmagnetmagnes مقناطيس،اهنربا imA magnet магнит magnet magnet magnet magnet แม่เหล็ก mıknatıs 磁鐵 магніт مقناطیس nam châm 磁铁

magˈnetic (-ˈne-) adjective

1. of, or having the powers of, or operating by means of, a magnet or magnetism. magnetic force. magneties مِغناطيسي магнитен magnético magnetický magnetisch magnetisk μαγνητικόςmagnético magnetiline, magnet- مغناطیس magneettinen magnétique מְמַגנֵט चुम्बकीय magnetičan mágneses magnetis segulmagnaður magnetico 磁気の 자성을 띤 magnetinis magnētisks magnetik magnetischmagnetisk, magnet-magnetyczny مقناطيس magnético magnetic магнитный magnetický magneten magnetski magnetisk ซึ่งมีคุณสมบัติเป็นแม่เหล็ก manyetik 有磁性的 магнітний مقناطیسی có từ tính 有磁性的

2. strongly attractive. a magnetic personality. magneties, aantreklik جَذّاب جِدا привлекателен magnético přitažlivý anziehend magnetisk; tiltrækkende ελκυστικόςmagnético ligitõmbav مغناطیسی magneettinen magnétique מְמַגנֵט आकर्षक privlačan vonzó menarik heillandi magnetico 人を引きつける 매력 있는 patrauklus pievilcīgs menarik fascinerendmagnetisk, betagendemagnetyczny, przyciągający, urokliwy مقناطيسى magnético magnetic притягательный príťažlivý privlačen magnetski magnetisk, tilldragande ซึ่งมีเสน่ห์ดึงดูด cazip, çekici 深具吸引力的 магнетичний, привабливий بہت پر کشش có sức quyến rũ 有吸引力的

magˈnetically adverb

magneties بِصورَةٍ مِغناطيسيَّه، بِصورَةٍ جَذّابَةٍ جِدا магнетично magneticamente magneticky magnetisch magnetiskt; tiltrækkende μαγνητικά magnéticamente magneetiliselt با قوه مغناطیسی magneettisesti magnétiquement בְּצוּרָה מַגנֵטִית चुम्बकीय privlačno mágnesesen secara magnetis á heillandi hátt magneticamente 魅力的に 자석으로 magnetiškai, su magnetu magnētiski dengan cara yang menarik magnetischmagnetisk magnetycznie په مقناطيسى قوه سره magneticamente magnetic притягательно magneticky magnetno magnetski magnetiskt ดึงดูดใจ mıknatıssal olarak 有磁性地，深深吸引地 магнетично پر کشش انداز میں một cách quyến rũ 有磁性地，有魅力地

ˈmagnetism noun

1. power of attraction. his personal magnetism. aantreklik جاذِبِيَّه обаяние magnetismo přitažlivost die Anziehungskraft, der Magnetismus magnetisme; tiltrækningskraft μαγνητισμόςmagnetismo külgetõmme جذبه vetovoima magnétisme קֶסֶם אִישִי चुम्बकत्त्व privlačnost vonz(ó)erő daya tarik persónutöfrar magnetismo 魅力 매력 patrauklumas pievilcība daya tarik aantrekkingskrachtmagnetisme, tiltrekningskraft magnetyzm, charyzmat جذبه magnetismo atracţie привлекательность, притягательность príťažlivosť privlačnost privlačnost magnetism, attraktionsförmåga อำนาจดึงดูด cazibe, çekicilik 魅力，吸引力 магнетизм; привабливість قوت جاذبیت sức hấp dẫn 魅力

2. (the science of) magnets and their power of attraction. the magnetism of the earth. magnetisme مغناطيسيَّة الأرض، جاذِبِيَّة الأرْض магнетизъм magnetismo magnetismus der Magnetismus magnetisme μαγνητισμόςmagnetismo magnetism مغناطیس شناسی magnetismi magnétisme מַגנֵטִיוּת चुम्बकत्त्व magnetizam mágneses erő magnetisme segulfræði magnetismo 磁力 자성, 자력 magnetizmas magnētisms kemagnetan magnetische aantrekkingskracht magnetisme magnetyzm مقناطيس پوهنه magnetismo mag­ne­tism магнетизм magnetizmus magnetizem magnetizam magnetism, dragningskraft อำนาจแม่เหล็ก manyetizma, mıknatıslık 磁力磁學 магнетизм مقناطیسیات từ tính 磁学

ˈmagnetize, ˈmagnetise verb

1. to make magnetic. You can magnetize a piece of iron. magnetiseer يُمَغْنِط магнетизирам magnetizar (z)magnetizovat magnetisieren magnetisere; gøre magnetisk μαγνητίζωmagnetizar magnetiseerima مغناطیسی کردن magnetisoida magnétiser לְמַגנֵט चुम्बकित करना magnetizirati mágnesez menjadikan magnet segulmagna magnetizzare 磁気を与える 자력(磁力)을 띠게 하다 įmagnetinti magnetizēt menjadikan magnet magnetiserenmagnetiserehipnotyzować, magnesować مقناطيسى كول tornar magnético a magnetiza намагничивать (z)magnetizovať namagnetiti magnetizovati magnetisera ทำให้เป็นแม่เหล็ก mıknatıslamak 磁化 намагнічувати مقناطیسی صلاحیت پیدا کرنا từ hóa 磁化

2. to attract or influence strongly. She's the kind of person who can magnetize others. beïnvloed يَسْحَر привличам magnetizar okouzlit, omámit anziehen tiltrække μαγνητίζωencantar, hechizar magnetiseerima, võluma شیفتن vetää puoleensa magnétiser לִמשוֹך प्रभावित करना privući vonzerőt gyakorol (vkire) mempengaruhi heilla magnetizzare 人を引きつける 매료하다 patraukti, stipriai paveikti valdzināt; piesaistīt mempengaruhi hypnotiserentiltrekke som en magnet, bergta zauroczyć ځانته جذب كول،راكشول encantar a atra­ge, a fascina гипнотизировать okúzliť privlačiti opčiniti fängsla, trollbinda ดึงดูดใจ cezbetmek, hayran bırakmak 深深吸引，感染 притягати; приваблювати کشش کرنا، اپنی طرف کھینچنا lôi cuốn 紧紧吸引，感染

magnetic field

the area in which the pull of a magnet, or thing acting like a magnet, is felt. the earth's magnetic field. magnetiese veld الحَقْل المِغْناطيسي магнитно поле campo magnético magnetické pole das Magnetfeld magnetfelt μαγνητικό πεδίο campo magnético magnetväli میدان مغناطیسی magneettikenttä champ magnétique שָׂדֶה מַגנֵטִי चुम्बकीय क्षेत्र magnetno polje mágneses mező medan magnet segulsvið campo magnetico 磁場 자기장 magnetinis laukas magnētiskais lauks medan magnet magnetisch veld magnetisk felt pole magnetyczne مقناطيسى ډګر campo magnético câmp magnetic магнитное поле magnetické pole magnetno polje magnetno polje magnetfält สนามแม่เหล็ก manyetik alan 磁場 магнітне поле مقناطیسی میدان từ trường 磁场

magnetic north

the direction, either east or west of the true north, in which a magnetized needle points. magnetiese noord الشَّمال المِغْناطيسي полюс norte magnético magnetický pól magnetischer Norden magnetisk nordpol μαγνητικός βορράς norte magnético magnetpoolus شمال مغناطیسی magneettinen pohjoinen nord magnétique צָפוֹן מַגנֵטִי चुम्बकीय उत्तर magnetni sjever mágneses sarok utara magnetis segulnorður nord magnetico 磁北 자북(磁北) šiaurės magnetinis polius magnētiskie ziemeļi utara magnetik magnetisch noorden magnetisk nord północ magnetyczna, północny biegun magnetyczny Ziemi شمالى مقناطيس norte magnético nord magnetic магнитный север magnetický pól magnetni pol magnetni sever magnetisk deklination การชี้ทิศเหนือของเข็มทิศ pusula, manyetik kuzey 磁北極 північний магнітний полюс مقناطیسی شمال kim chỉ bắc 磁北

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magnet

→ مَغْنَطِيسٌ magnet magnet Magnet μαγνήτης imán magneetti aimant magnet calamita 磁石 자석 magneet magnet magnes ímã, íman магнит magnet แม่เหล็ก mıknatıs nam châm 磁铁

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mag·net

n. imán.

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