magnet
a body, as a piece of iron or steel, that possesses the property of attracting certain substances, as iron.
a lodestone.
a thing or person that attracts: The park was a magnet for pickpockets and muggers.
Origin of magnet
1Other words from magnet
- coun·ter·mag·net, noun
Words that may be confused with magnet
- magnate, magnet
Other definitions for magnet- (2 of 2)
variant of magneto- before some vowels: magneton.
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How to use magnet in a sentence
In other words, fluoride is a broad-spectrum, bipartisan, long-lasting magnet for dissent.
Couple guided Stella as she crawled and dipped her chest to pick up each magnet.
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Moreover, he was suddenly obsessed with the belief that if he had greatness in him England alone held its magnet.
Ancestors | Gertrude AthertonFour catch pins were fastened on the rim of the disk to engage a catch pin on the armature of the magnet.
The Boy Mechanic, Book 2 | VariousThe gong and commutator were removed and the magnet placed in the position shown in the sketch.
The Boy Mechanic, Book 2 | VariousThe doctrine now universally received, that the earth is a natural magnet, was originally an hypothesis of the celebrated Gilbert.
A System of Logic: Ratiocinative and Inductive | John Stuart MillWhen the current is applied, the disk will revolve in a direction relative to the position of the poles on the magnet.
The Boy Mechanic, Book 2 | Various
British Dictionary definitions for magnet
/ (ˈmæɡnɪt) /
a body that can attract certain substances, such as iron or steel, as a result of a magnetic field; a piece of ferromagnetic substance: See also electromagnet
a person or thing that exerts a great attraction
Origin of magnet
1Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
Scientific definitions for magnet
[ măg′nĭt ]
A material or object that produces a magnetic field. Lodestones are natural magnets, though many materials, especially metals, can be made into magnets by exposing them to a magnetic field. See also electromagnet ferromagnetism magnetic pole. See Note at magnetism.
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Cultural definitions for magnet
An object that attracts iron and some other materials. Magnets are said to generate a magnetic field around themselves. Every magnet has two poles, called the north and south poles. Magnetic poles exert forces on each other in such a way that like poles repel and unlike poles attract each other. A compass is a small magnet that is affected by the magnetic field of the Earth in such a way that it points to a magnetic pole of the Earth. (See magnetic field and magnetism.)
The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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