lodestone
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noun
1.
a variety of magnetite that possesses magnetic polarity and attracts iron.
2.
a piece of this serving as a magnet.
3.
something that attracts strongly.
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lodestone or loadstone (ˈləʊdˌstəʊn) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | a. a rock that consists of pure or nearly pure magnetite and thus is naturally magnetic |
| b. a piece of such rock, which can be used as a magnet and which was formerly used as a primitive compass | |
| 2. | a person or thing regarded as a focus of attraction |
| [C16: literally: guiding stone] | |
| loadstone or loadstone | |
| —n | |
| [C16: literally: guiding stone] | |
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Lodestone
is always a great word to know.
So is interrobang. Does it mean:
| a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question. |
| the offspring of a zebra and a donkey. |
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Science Dictionary
| lodestone also loadstone (lōd'stōn') Pronunciation Key
A piece of the mineral magnetite that acts like a magnet. |
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Example sentences
It is appropriate to acknowledge and use the lodestone quality our merit system principles provide.
The difficulty in identifying wetlands is only one of several factors that make their regulation a lodestone for controversy.
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