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nɪt noun
1.
a body, as a piece of iron or steel, that possesses the property of attracting certain substances, as iron.
2.
a lodestone.
3.
a thing or person that attracts: The park was a magnet for pickpockets and muggers.
Origin:
1400–50; late Middle English magnete < Latin magnēta < Greek mágnēta, accusative of mágnēs, short for (hē) Mágnēs (líthos) (the stone) of Magnesia
1400–50; late Middle English magnete < Latin magnēta < Greek mágnēta, accusative of mágnēs, short for (hē) Mágnēs (líthos) (the stone) of Magnesia
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magnet-
variant of magneto- before some vowels: magneton.
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| —n | |
| 1. | See also electromagnet a body that can attract certain substances, such as iron or steel, as a result of a magnetic field; a piece of ferromagnetic substance |
| 2. | a person or thing that exerts a great attraction |
| [C15: via Latin from Greek magnēs, shortened from ho Magnēs lithos the Magnesian stone. See | |
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Word Origin & History
magnet
mid-15c. (earlier magnes, late 14c.), from L. magnetum (nom. magnes) "lodestone," from Gk. ho Magnes lithos "the Magnesian stone," from Magnesia, region in Thessaly where magnetized ore was obtained. Spread from Latin to most W. European languages (cf. Ger., Dan. magnet, Du. magneet, It., Sp., Port.
magnete), but superseded in Fr. by aimant.
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American Heritage
Science Dictionary
| magnet (māg'nĭt) Pronunciation Key
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 Dictionary
magnet definition
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.)
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Example sentences
If your flakes contain enough iron, the magnet will attract them.
When the glue cools, the refrigerator magnet is ready to use.
Similarly, moving a magnet creates an electric current in a neighbouring wire.
It is a potent magnet for those millions of country people who can barely live off the measly landholdings available to them.
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