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  MAGNET, n.  Something acted upon by magnetism.

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) : [ gazetteer ]


  Magnet, IN
    Zip code(s): 47555
  Magnet, NE (village, FIPS 30310)
    Location: 42.45741 N, 97.46916 W
    Population (1990): 69 (37 housing units)
    Area: 0.4 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
    Zip code(s): 68749

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Magnet \Mag"net\ (m[a^]g"n[e^]t), n. [OE. magnete, OF. magnete,
     L. magnes, -etis, Gr. Magnh^tis li`qos a magnet, metal that
     looked like silver, prop., Magnesian stone, fr. Gr.
     Magnhsi`a, a country in Thessaly. Cf. Magnesia,
     Manganese.]
     1. The loadstone; a species of iron ore (the ferrosoferric or
        magnetic ore, Fe3O4) which has the property of
        attracting iron and some of its ores, and, when freely
        suspended, of pointing to the poles; -- called also
        natural magnet.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              Dinocrates began to make the arched roof of the
              temple of Arsino["e] all of magnet, or this
              loadstone.                            --Holland.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              Two magnets, heaven and earth, allure to bliss,
              The larger loadstone that, the nearer this.
                                                    --Dryden.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. (Physics) A bar or mass of steel or iron to which the
        peculiar properties of the loadstone have been imparted;
        -- called, in distinction from the loadstone, an
        artificial magnet.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     Note: An artificial magnet, produced by the action of an
           electrical current, is called an electro-magnet.
           [1913 Webster]
  
     Field magnet (Physics & Elec.), a magnet used for producing
        and maintaining a magnetic field; -- used especially of
        the stationary or exciting magnet of a dynamo or
        electromotor in distinction from that of the moving
        portion or armature.
        [1913 Webster]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Magnet \Mag"net\, n. [OE. magnete, OF. magnete, L. magnes,
     -etis, Gr. ? ? a magnet, metal that looked like silver,
     prop., Magnesian stone, fr. Gr. ?, a country in Thessaly. Cf.
     Magnesia, Manganese.]
     1. The loadstone; a species of iron ore (the ferrosoferric or
        magnetic ore, Fe3O4) which has the property of
        attracting iron and some of its ores, and, when freely
        suspended, of pointing to the poles; -- called also
        natural magnet.
  
              Dinocrates began to make the arched roof of the
              temple of Arsino["e] all of magnet, or this
              loadstone.                            --Holland.
  
              Two magnets, heaven and earth, allure to bliss, The
              larger loadstone that, the nearer this. --Dryden.
  
     2. (Physics) A bar or mass of steel or iron to which the
        peculiar properties of the loadstone have been imparted;
        -- called, in distinction from the loadstone, an
        artificial magnet.
  
     Note: An artificial magnet, produced by the action of a
           voltaic or electrical battery, is called an
           electro-magnet.
  
     Field magnet (Physics & Elec.), a magnet used for producing
        and maintaining a magnetic field; -- used especially of
        the stationary or exciting magnet of a dynamo or
        electromotor in distinction from that of the moving
        portion or armature.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]


  magnet
       n 1: (physics) a device that attracts iron and produces a
            magnetic field
       2: a characteristic that provides pleasure and attracts;
          "flowers are an attractor for bees" [syn: attraction, attractor,
           attracter, attractive feature]

From Greek Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-el-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  magnet
     Πολωνικά n.
     (οικ) το μαγνητόφωνο

From Greek Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-el-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  Magnet
     Γερμανικά n.
     μαγνήτης

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  magnet
     Cebuano n.
     magnet
     Czech n.
     (l en magnet)
     Estonian n.
     (l en magnet)
     Indonesian n.
     (l en magnet)
     Middle English n.
     (alternative form of enm magnete)
     Norwegian Bokmål n.
     a (l en magnet)
     Romanian n.
     (l en magnet)
     Slovak n.
     (l en magnet)
     Swedish n.
     c a #English (gloss: piece of material that attracts metal by
  magnetism)
     Welsh n.
     (l en magnet)

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  magnet-
     pre.
     magnet, magnetic, magnetism

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  Magnet
     German n.
     ( magnet

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]


  magnet
     n.
     1 A piece of material that attracts some metals by magnetism.
     2 (lb en informal figuratively often in combination) A person or
  thing that attracts what is denoted by the preceding noun.

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]


  magnet-
     pre.
     magnet, magnetic, magnetism

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  magnet
     Czech n.
     (l en magnet)
     Danish n.
     (l en magnet)
     Faroese n.
     (l en magnet)
     n.
     1 A piece of material that attracts some metals by magnetism.
     2 (lb en informal figuratively often in combination) A person or
  thing that attracts what is denoted by the preceding noun.
     Norwegian Nynorsk n.
     a (l en magnet)
     Serbo-Croatian n.
     a #English (gloss: piece of material that attracts metal by
  magnetism)
     Slovene n.
     (l en magnet)
     Welsh n.
     (l en magnet)

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  magnet-
     pre.
     magnet, magnetic, magnetism

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  Magnet
     German n.
     ( magnet

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  magnet
     Danish n.
     (l en magnet)
     Estonian n.
     (l en magnet)
     Middle English n.
     (alternative form of enm magnete)
     Norwegian Bokmål n.
     a (l en magnet)
     Swedish n.
     c a #English (gloss: piece of material that attracts metal by
  magnetism)

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  magnet-
     pre.
     magnet, magnetic, magnetism

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  Magnet
     German n.
     ( magnet

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  magnet
     Romania n.
     magneetti
     Ruotsi n.
     magneetti

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  Magnet
     Saksa n.
     magneetti

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  magnet
     Danska n.
     (tagg kat=fysik språk=da) #Svenska
     Engelska n.
     (tagg kat=fysik språk=en) #Svenska
     Indonesiska a.
     (tagg kat=fysik språk=id) magnetisk
     Indonesiska n.
     (tagg kat=fysik språk=id) #Svenska
     Rumänska n.
     (tagg kat=fysik språk=ro) #Svenska
     Slovenska n.
     (tagg kat=fysik språk=sl) #Svenska

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  Magnet
     Tyska n.
     (tagg kat=fysik språk=de) magnet

From Swedish Wiktionary: Swedish language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-sv-2023-07-27 ]


  magnet
     n.
     (tagg: kat=fysik) kropp som ger upphov till ett magnetfält

From Danish-English FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3.1 : [ freedict:dan-eng ]


  magnet /mˌɑunˈet/
  magnet

From Deutsch-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2020.10.04 : [ freedict:deu-bul ]


  Magnet /maˈɡneːt/ 
  магнит
  ferromagnetischer Stoff oder Gegenstand, der die Eigenschaft hat, andere ferromagnetische Stoffe anzuziehen

From Deutsch-ελληνικά FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:deu-ell ]


  Magnet /maˈɡneːt/ 
  μαγνήτης
  ferromagnetischer Stoff oder Gegenstand, der die Eigenschaft hat, andere ferromagnetische Stoffe anzuziehen