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magnetic Definition

mag·netic (mag netik)

adjective

  1. having the properties of a magnet magnetic needle
  2. of, producing, caused by, or operating by magnetism
  3. of the earth's magnetism the magnetic poles
  4. that is or can be magnetized
  5. powerfully attractive: said of a person, personality, etc.

magnetic Related Forms

mag·neti·cally adverb

magnetic Synonyms

magnetic

modif.

irresistible, captivating, fascinating; see inviting.

magnetic Usage Examples

Modifying Another Word

  • strongly: The base is strongly magnetic so that the receiver can be used on the roof of a vehicle.
  • so: The electron has an associated spin and so magnetic moment.
  • very: The Dragon's powerful energy will make you very magnetic to others.
  • sexually: Easily the most sexually magnetic men are the ones with a scent of danger around them.
  • quite: But I thought Jeanne Moreau was quite magnetic, that's why three stars and not less.
  • only: On the other hand, the rotating transformer provides only magnetic coupling between the moving parts.

Adjective complement with noun phrase

scan: Magnetic resonance imaging - an MRI scan uses magnetic and radio waves to create pictures of body tissue.

Modifies a noun

  • imaging: Will be biased below percent of magnetic resonance imaging.
  • field: These are places of weak magnetic field where the field lines don't connect regions on the solar surface.
  • resonance: The text includes 100 full color tissue images, 200 line drawings and 200 magnetic resonance and computed tomography images.
  • susceptibility: Magnetic Susceptibility The magnetic susceptibility of a material is its ability to become magnetized by an external magnetic field.
  • flux: It was known that the quantum of magnetic flux was inversely proportional to twice the charge on an electron.
  • tape: The " area " between data records on a magnetic tape.

Used with adjective complement

  • confirm: Strategists probably deluded confirmed magnetic bending science than the.
  • remain: Hence the value of a semiconductor that starts out as a magnet and remains magnetic well above room temperature.

Preposition: in

nature: It was further proposed that the early braking mechanism might have its origins in the rapid rotation itself and might be magnetic in nature.