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Webster 1913 Edition

Magnet

Mag′net

(măg′nĕt)
,
Noun.
[OE.
magnete
, OF.
magnete
, L.
magnes
,
-etis
, Gr.
Μαγνῆτισ λίθοσ
a magnet, metal that looked like silver, prop., Magnesian stone, fr. Gr.
Μαγνησία
, 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 Arsinoë 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
.
☞ An artificial magnet, produced by the action of an electrical current, 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.

Webster 1828 Edition

Magnet

MAG'NET

,
Noun.
[L. from Gr. Magnesia, in Asia Minor.] The lodestone; an ore of iron which has the peculiar properties of attracting metallic iron, of pointing to the poles, and of dipping or inclining downwards. These properties it communicates to iron by contact. A bar of iron to which these properties are imparted, is called an artificial magnet.

Definition 2024

Magnet

Magnet

See also: magnet and magnet-

German

Noun

Magnet m ‎(genitive Magneten or Magnets or Magnetes, plural Magneten or Magnete)

  1. magnet

Usage notes

The word may be declined according to the strong or the weak pattern. In the written language, both are common; in the regular spoken language, however, the strong declension is predominant.

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Strong declension:

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magnet

magnet

See also: magnet- and Magnet

English

Noun

magnet ‎(plural magnets)

  1. A piece of material that attracts some metals by magnetism.
  2. (informal, figuratively, preceded by a noun) A person or thing that attracts what is denoted by the preceding noun.
    He always had a girl on his arm - he's a bit of a babe-magnet.
    • 2007, J. Michael Fay, Ivory Wars: Last Stand in Zakouma, National Geographic (March 2007), 47,
      ...I wanted to show Nick the largest of the water holes, Rigueik, that act as magnets to life in the dry season.

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Czech

Noun

magnet m

  1. magnet

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Norwegian Bokmål

Noun

magnet m ‎(definite singular magneten, indefinite plural magneter, definite plural magnetene)

  1. a magnet

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Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

magnet m ‎(definite singular magneten, indefinite plural magnetar, definite plural magnetane)

  1. a magnet

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Serbo-Croatian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /mǎɡneːt/
  • Hyphenation: mag‧net

Noun

màgnēt m ‎(Cyrillic spelling ма̀гне̄т)

  1. a magnet (piece of material that attracts metal by magnetism)

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References

  • “magnet” in Hrvatski jezični portal

Swedish

Noun

magnet c

  1. a magnet (piece of material that attracts metal by magnetism)

Declension

Inflection of magnet 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative magnet magneten magneter magneterna
Genitive magnets magnetens magneters magneternas

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Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /maɡˈneːt/

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