Definition of Magnet

1. Noun. (physics) a device that attracts iron and produces a magnetic field.


2. Noun. A characteristic that provides pleasure and attracts. "Flowers are an attractor for bees"
Exact synonyms: Attracter, Attraction, Attractive Feature, Attractor
Generic synonyms: Characteristic, Feature
Specialized synonyms: Attention, Tourist Attraction
Derivative terms: Attract, Attract, Attract, Magnetic

Definition of Magnet

1. n. 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.

Definition of Magnet

1. a body that possesses the property of attracting iron [n -S]

Medical Definition of Magnet

1. 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 Arsinoe all of magnet, or this loadstone." (Holland) "Two magnets, heaven and earth, allure to bliss, The larger loadstone that, the nearer this." (Dryden) 2. 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. An artificial magnet, produced by the action of a voltaic or electrical battery, is called an electromagnet. Field magnet, 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. Origin: 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. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Magnet

magnesium hydroxide
magnesium lactate
magnesium nitride
magnesium oxide
magnesium oxide
magnesium peroxide
magnesium phytinates
magnesium protoporphyrin monomethyl ester oxidative cyclase
magnesium salicylate
magnesium silicates
magnesium stearate
magnesium sulfate
magnesium sulfate
magnesium trisilicate
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magnetically insulated transmission line
magneticalness
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magnetic axis
magnetic bottle

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