lode·stone also load·stone (l d stn )n. 1. A piece of magnetite that has magnetic properties and attracts iron or steel. 2. One that attracts strongly. [Middle English lode, way; see lode + stone (from its use by sailors to show the way).] |
lodestone, loadstone [ˈləʊdˌstəʊn]
n
1. (Earth Sciences / Minerals)
a. a rock that consists of pure or nearly pure magnetite and thus is naturally magnetic
b. a piece of such rock, which can be used as a magnet and which was formerly used as a primitive compass
2. a person or thing regarded as a focus of attraction
[literally: guiding stone]
| lodestone also loadstone (ldstn) A piece of the mineral magnetite that acts like a magnet. |
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| Noun | 1. |  lodestone - a permanent magnet consisting of magnetite that possess polarity and has the power to attract as well as to be attracted magneticallypermanent magnet, static magnet - a magnet that retains its magnetism after being removed from a magnetic field magnetic iron-ore, magnetite - an oxide of iron that is strongly attracted by magnets |
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