Magnet Definition
Any piece of certain, esp. ferromagnetic, material, as iron, that produces a magnetic field, thereby attracting ferromagnetic materials and attracting or repelling other magnets: this property may be permanent or temporarily induced.
- attracter
- attractor
- attractive feature
- attraction
- horseshoe magnet
- bar-magnet
- electromagnet
- magnetic iron ore
- magnetite
- lodestone
Magnet, magnetic, magnetism.
Other Word Forms of Magnet
Noun
Origin of Magnet
Middle English from 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
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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Partially from μᾰ́γνητ- (magnÄ“t-), the stem of the Ancient Greek μᾰ́γνης (magnÄ“s, “magnet"), and partially a combining form of the English magnet.
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