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mag·net·ism    Audio Help   [mag-ni-tiz-uhm] Pronunciation Key
–noun
1.the properties of attraction possessed by magnets; the molecular properties common to magnets.
2.the agency producing magnetic phenomena.
3.the science dealing with magnetic phenomena.
4.strong attractive power or charm: Everyone succumbed to the magnetism of his smile.

[Origin: 1610–20; < NL magnétismus. See magnet, -ism]
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mag·net·ism    Audio Help   (māg'nĭ-tĭz'əm)  Pronunciation Key 
n.  
  1. The class of phenomena exhibited by a magnetic field.
  2. The study of magnets and their effects.
  3. The force exerted by a magnetic field.
  4. Unusual power to attract, fascinate, or influence: the magnetism of money.
  5. Animal magnetism.

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magnetism

noun
1. attraction for iron; associated with electric currents as well as magnets; characterized by fields of force 
2. the branch of science that studies magnetism 

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ˈmagnetism1 noun
power of attraction
Example: his personal magnetism
Arabic: جاذِبِيَّه
Chinese (Simplified): 魅力
Chinese (Traditional): 魅力
Czech: přitažlivost
Danish: magnetisme; tiltrækningskraft
Dutch: aantrekkingskracht
Estonian: külgetõmme
Finnish: vetovoima
French: magnétisme
Greek: μαγνητισμός
Hungarian: vonz(ó)erő
Icelandic: persónutöfrar
Indonesian: daya tarik
Italian: magnetismo
Japanese: 魅力
Korean: 매력
Latvian: pievilcība
Lithuanian: patrauklumas
Norwegian: magnetisme, tiltrekningskraft
Polish: magnetyzm, charyzmat
Portuguese (Brazil): magnetismo
Portuguese (Portugal): magnetismo
Romanian: atracţie
Russian: привлекательность, притягательность
Slovak: príťažlivosť
Slovenian: privlačnost
Spanish: magnetismo
Swedish: magnetism, attraktionsförmåga
Turkish: cazibe, çekicilik
ˈmagnetism2 noun
(the science of) magnets and their power of attraction
Example: the magnetism of the earth
Arabic: مغناطيسيَّة الأرض، جاذِبِيَّة الأرْض
Chinese (Simplified): 磁学
Chinese (Traditional): 磁學
Czech: magnetismus
Danish: magnetisme
Dutch: magnetische aantrekkingskracht
Estonian: magnetism
Finnish: magnetismi
French: magnétisme
German: der Magnetismus
Greek: μαγνητισμός
Hungarian: mágneses erő
Icelandic: segulfræði
Indonesian: magnetisme
Italian: magnetismo
Japanese: 磁力
Korean: 자력, 자기학
Latvian: magnētisms
Lithuanian: magnetizmas
Norwegian: magnetisme
Polish: magnetyzm
Portuguese (Brazil): magnetismo
Portuguese (Portugal): magnetismo
Romanian: mag­ne­tism
Russian: магнетизм
Slovak: magnetizmus
Slovenian: magnetizem
Spanish: magnetismo
Swedish: magnetism, dragningskraft
Turkish: manyetizma, mıknatıslık
See also: magnetize, magnetise, magnetic, magnet, magnetic field, magnetic north

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magnetism    Audio Help   (māg'nĭ-tĭz'əm)  Pronunciation Key 
  1. The properties or effects of magnetic fields.
  2. The force produced by a magnetic field. See more at magnetic field.

Our Living Language  : Magnetism is intimately linked with electricity, in that a magnetic field is established whenever electric charges are in motion, as in the flow of electrons in a wire, or the movement of electrons around an atomic nucleus. In atoms, this invisible field consists of closed loops called lines of force that surround and run through the atom. Magnetic regions where lines of force come together densely are called north and south poles. In substances in which the magnetic fields of each atom are aligned, the magnetic field causes the entire substance to act like single magnet—with north and south poles and a surrounding magnetic field. Permanent magnets are made of substances that retain this alignment. If a magnet is cut in two, each piece becomes a separate magnet with two poles. A coil of wire wrapped around an iron core can be made magnetic by running electric current through it; the looping electrons then create a magnetic field in just the same way as the spinning electrons in individual atoms. As long as current flows, the coil remains magnetized. Such magnets, called electromagnets, are used in many devices such as doorbells and switches. The connection between electric and magnetic fields is not one of cause and effect, however. Einstein showed that both the magnetic and electric fields are part of a single electromagnetic field, described by a single mathematical object called a tensor. Observers in different reference frames will not observe the same separate values for electric and magnetic fields, but will observe identical electromagnetic tensors. Whether or not magnetic monopoles (elementary particles carrying an isolated north or south magnetic "charge," analogous to positive or negative electric charge) actually exist remains unknown; though they are predicted by some theories, none have been detected.

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magnetism

A fundamental property of some materials (for example, iron) and electrical currents by which they are capable of exerting a force on magnets. (See electromagnet, magnet, and magnetic field.)


[Chapter:] Physical Sciences and Mathematics


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Main Entry: mag·ne·tism
Pronunciation: 'mag-n&-"tiz-&m
Function: noun
: a class of physical phenomena that include the attraction for iron observed in lodestone and a magnet, are inseparably associated with moving electricity, are exhibited by both magnets and electric currents, and are characterized by fields of force

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Magnetism

An"i*mal\, a. [Cf. F. animal.]

1. Of or relating to animals; as, animal functions.

2. Pertaining to the merely sentient part of a creature, as distinguished from the intellectual, rational, or spiritual part; as, the animal passions or appetites.

3. Consisting of the flesh of animals; as, animal food.

Animal magnetism. See Magnetism and Mesmerism.

Animal electricity, the electricity developed in some animals, as the electric eel, torpedo, etc.

Animal flower (Zo["o]l.), a name given to certain marine animals resembling a flower, as any species of actinia or sea anemone, and other Anthozoa, hydroids, starfishes, etc.

Animal heat (Physiol.), the heat generated in the body of a living animal, by means of which the animal is kept at nearly a uniform temperature.

Animal spirits. See under Spirit.

Animal kingdom, the whole class of beings endowed with animal life. It embraces several subkingdoms, and under these there are Classes, Orders, Families, Genera, Species, and sometimes intermediate groupings, all in regular subordination, but variously arranged by different writers.

Note: The following are the grand divisions, or subkingdoms, and the principal classes under them, generally recognized at the present time: Vertebrata, including Mammalia or Mammals, Aves or Birds, Reptilia, Amphibia, Pisces or Fishes, Marsipobranchiata (Craniota); and Leptocardia (Acrania). Tunicata, including the Thaliacea, and Ascidioidea or Ascidians. Articulata or Annulosa, including Insecta, Myriapoda, Malacapoda, Arachnida, Pycnogonida, Merostomata, Crustacea (Arthropoda); and Annelida, Gehyrea (Anarthropoda). Helminthes or Vermes, including Rotifera, Ch[ae]tognatha, Nematoidea, Acanthocephala, Nemertina, Turbellaria, Trematoda, Cestoidea, Mesozea. Molluscoidea, including Brachiopoda and Bryozoa. Mollusca, including Cephalopoda, Gastropoda, Pteropoda, Scaphopoda, Lamellibranchiata or Acephala. Echinodermata, including Holothurioidea, Echinoidea, Asterioidea, Ophiuroidea, and Crinoidea. C[oe]lenterata, including Anthozoa or Polyps, Ctenophora, and Hydrozoa or Acalephs. Spongiozoa or Porifera, including the sponges. Protozoa, including Infusoria and Rhizopoda. For definitions, see these names in the Vocabulary.
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Magnetism

Mag*net"ic\, Magnetical \Mag*net"ic*al\, a. [L. magneticus: cf. F. magn['e]tique.]

1. Pertaining to the magnet; possessing the properties of the magnet, or corresponding properties; as, a magnetic bar of iron; a magnetic needle.

2. Of or pertaining to, or characterized by, the earth's magnetism; as, the magnetic north; the magnetic meridian.

3. Capable of becoming a magnet; susceptible to magnetism; as, the magnetic metals.

4. Endowed with extraordinary personal power to excite the feelings and to win the affections; attractive; inducing attachment.

She that had all magnetic force alone. --Donne.

5. Having, susceptible to, or induced by, animal magnetism, so called; as, a magnetic sleep. See Magnetism.

Magnetic amplitude, attraction, dip, induction, etc. See under Amplitude, Attraction, etc.

Magnetic battery, a combination of bar or horseshoe magnets with the like poles adjacent, so as to act together with great power.

Magnetic compensator, a contrivance connected with a ship's compass for compensating or neutralizing the effect of the iron of the ship upon the needle.

Magnetic curves, curves indicating lines of magnetic force, as in the arrangement of iron filings between the poles of a powerful magnet.

Magnetic elements. (a) (Chem. Physics) Those elements, as iron, nickel, cobalt, chromium, manganese, etc., which are capable or becoming magnetic. (b) (Physics) In respect to terrestrial magnetism, the declination, inclination, and intensity. (c) See under Element.

Magnetic equator, the line around the equatorial parts of the earth at which there is no dip, the dipping needle being horizontal.

Magnetic field, or Field of magnetic force, any space through which magnet exerts its influence.

Magnetic fluid, the hypothetical fluid whose existence was formerly assumed in the explanations of the phenomena of magnetism.

Magnetic iron, or Magnetic iron ore. (Min.) Same as Magnetite.

Magnetic needle, a slender bar of steel, magnetized and suspended at its center on a sharp-pointed pivot, or by a delicate fiber, so that it may take freely the direction of the magnetic meridian. It constitutes the essential part of a compass, such as the mariner's and the surveyor's.

Magnetic poles, the two points in the opposite polar regions of the earth at which the direction of the dipping needle is vertical.

Magnetic pyrites. See Pyrrhotite.

Magnetic storm (Terrestrial Physics), a disturbance of the earth's magnetic force characterized by great and sudden changes.

Magnetic telegraph, a telegraph acting by means of a magnet. See Telegraph.
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Magnetism

Mag"net*ism\, n. [Cf. F. magn['e]tisme.] The property, quality, or state, of being magnetic; the manifestation of the force in nature which is seen in a magnet.

2. The science which treats of magnetic phenomena.

3. Power of attraction; power to excite the feelings and to gain the affections. "By the magnetism of interest our affections are irresistibly attracted." --Glanvill.

Animal magnetism, a force, more or less analogous to magnetism, which, it has been alleged, is produced in animal tissues, and passes from one body to another with or without actual contact. The existence of such a force, and its potentiality for the cure of disease, were asserted by Mesmer in 1775. His theories and methods were afterwards called mesmerism, a name which has been popularly applied to theories and claims not put forward by Mesmer himself. See Mesmerism, Biology, Od, Hypnotism.

Terrestrial magnetism, the magnetic force exerted by the earth, and recognized by its effect upon magnetized needles and bars.
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Magnetism

Mes"mer*ism\, n. [From Mesmer, who first brought it into notice at Vienna, about 1775: cf. F. mesm['e]risme.] The art of inducing an extraordinary or abnormal state of the nervous system, in which the actor claims to control the actions, and communicate directly with the mind, of the recipient. See Animal magnetism, under Magnetism.
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