lodestone

lode·stone also load·stone  (ldstn)

n.

1. A piece of magnetite that has magnetic properties and attracts iron or steel.

2. One that attracts strongly.

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[Middle English lode, way; see lode + stone (from its use by sailors to show the way).]

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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]

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lodestone also loadstone  (ldstn)

A piece of the mineral magnetite that acts like a magnet.

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

lodestone - a permanent magnet consisting of magnetite that possess polarity and has the power to attract as well as to be attracted magnetically loadstone permanent 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

Translations

lodestone [ˈləʊdstəʊn] N → piedra f imán