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mag⋅net⋅ism

  [mag-ni-tiz-uhm]
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–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 magnētismus. See magnet, -ism
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mag·net·ism   (māg'nĭ-tĭz'əm)   
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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Cultural Dictionary

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.)

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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 foriron 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
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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