magnet en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈmæɡ.nət/ (Australia, Canada, General-American, Received-Pronunciation)
- (Southern-England) audio
- /ˈmæɡ.nɪt/ (Australia, Canada, General-American, Received-Pronunciation)
- /mæɡnɛʈ/ (South-Asia)
- [ˈmæɡ.nət̚] (Australia, Canada, General-American, Received-Pronunciation)
Etymology
Etymology tree Old French magnetebor. Pre-Greekbor.? Ancient Greek Μάγνης (Mágnēs) Ancient Greek μᾰ́γνης (mắgnēs)bor. Latin magnēsbor. Middle English magnete English magnet From Middle English magnete, via Old French magnete, Latin magnēs, magnētem (“lodestone”), from Ancient Greek μαγνῆτις [λίθος] (magnêtis [líthos], “Magnesian [stone]”), either after the Lydian city Magnesia ad Sipylum (modern-day Manisa, Turkey), or after the Greek region of Μαγνησία (Magnēsía) (whence came the colonists who founded the city in Lydia). Related to manganese, magnesia and magnesium.
Meanings
- A piece of material that attracts some metals by magnetism.
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(figuratively, in-compounds, informal, often) An alluring or attractive person or thing.
Iron and coal were the magnets that drew railways to this land of lovely valleys and silent mountains—for such it was a century-and-a-half ago, before man blackened the valleys with the smoke of his forges, scarred the green hills with his shafts and waste-heaps, and drove the salmon from the quiet Rhondda and the murmuring Taff.
1939 September, D. S. Barrie, “The Railways of South Wales”, in Railway Magazine, page 157:Again, dude? Man, you just a MAGNET for trouble!
2004, Intelligent Systems, translated by Nintendo of America, Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door, Nintendo, GameCube, level/area: Glitzville:He always had a girl on his arm – he's a bit of a babe magnet.
[…] I wanted to show Nick the largest of the water holes, Rigueik, that act as magnets to life in the dry season.
2007 March, J. Michael Fay, “Ivory Wars: Last Stand in Zakouma”, in National Geographic, section 47:Regular baths will help keep your dog clean and fresh-smelling. The frequency will depend entirely on your own preferences as well as how much of a mud-magnet your dog is!
2022, Steve Mann, Easy Peasy Cocker Spaniel:
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(Internet, abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis) Ellipsis of magnet link.
alt of magnet link
Magnets are thus used to create a package of cryptologic information and bundling^([sic]) it together.
2019, David Adams, Ann-Kathrin Maier, Big Seven Study (2016): 7 open source Crypto-Messengers to be compared, page 142:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| magnets | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Coordinates
Deriveds
magnetite · nonmagnet · electret · electromagnet (Compound words and expressions) · helimagnet · photo magnet · magneton · magnetod · magnetless · magnetricity · electro-magnet · Mount Magnet · bar magnet (Compound words and expressions) · cow magnet · magnetionic · permanent magnet (Compound words and expressions) · chick magnet (Compound words and expressions) · refrigerator magnet · magnetical · metamagnet · magnetod · magnetify · magnet link (Compound words and expressions) · magnetic · magnet play · antiferromagnet · man magnet (Compound words and expressions) · magneto · nanomagnet · track magnet (Compound words and expressions) · magnet school (Compound words and expressions) · ferromagnet · oven magnet · speromagnet · magnetron · magnetorquer · magnetology · bitch magnet (Compound words and expressions) · paramagnet · babe magnet (Compound words and expressions) · pussy magnet · magnet therapy · ferrimagnet · magnetoionic · photomagnet · magnet fishing · magnetimeter · magnetoid · supermagnet · micromagnet · diamagnet · corrector magnet · magnetarium · magnetics · cop magnet · magnetism · welfare magnet · rare earth magnet · magnetize · neodymium magnet · fanny magnet · magnetization · single-molecule magnet · magnetlike · magnetise · fist magnet · field magnet · fridge magnet (Compound words and expressions)
Descendants
magnet · magnet · magnet · magnet · magnet · ማግኔት
Relateds
Magnesia · magnetism · magnetite · magnetic
Synonyms
Translations (131)
kk магнит (piece of material that attracts some metals by magnetism) · ay achkatasiri (piece of material that attracts some metals by magnetism) · eo magneto (piece of material that attracts some metals by magnetism) · el μαγνήτης (piece of material that attracts some metals by magnetism) · sh ма̀гне̄т (piece of material that attracts some metals by magnetism) · ia magnete (piece of material that attracts some metals by magnetism) · km មេដែក (piece of material that attracts some metals by magnetism) · pa ਚੁੰਬਕ (piece of material that attracts some metals by magnetism) · fa-ira مَغْنیطیس (piece of material that attracts some metals by magnetism) · gv magnaid (piece of material that attracts some metals by magnetism) · bo ཁབ་ལོང (piece of material that attracts some metals by magnetism) · lo ແມ່ເຫຼັກ (piece of material that attracts some metals by magnetism) · as অয়স্কান্ত (piece of material that attracts some metals by magnetism) · ka მაგნიტი (piece of material that attracts some metals by magnetism) · ca imant (piece of material that attracts some metals by magnetism) · bn অয়স্কান্ত (piece of material that attracts some metals by magnetism) · ur مَقْناطِیس (piece of material that attracts some metals by magnetism) · hu mágnes (piece of material that attracts some metals by magnetism) · nan-hbl 吸石 (piece of material that attracts some metals by magnetism) · id besi berani (piece of material that attracts some metals by magnetism) · crh mıqnatis (piece of material that attracts some metals by magnetism) · mn соронз (piece of material that attracts some metals by magnetism) · az ahənrüba (piece of material that attracts some metals by magnetism) · bn চুম্বক (piece of material that attracts some metals by magnetism) · my သံလိုက် (piece of material that attracts some metals by magnetism) · sip ཁབ་ལེན (piece of material that attracts some metals by magnetism) · shn သၢၼ်ႇလႅၵ်ႉ (piece of material that attracts some metals by magnetism) · az maqnit (piece of material that attracts some metals by magnetism) · rue маґнет (piece of material that attracts some metals by magnetism) · tr çaşak (piece of material that attracts some metals by magnetism) · bo ཁབ་ལེན་རྡོ (piece of material that attracts some metals by magnetism) · et magnet (piece of material that attracts some metals by magnetism) · la magnes (piece of material that attracts some metals by magnetism) · sv magnet (piece of material that attracts some metals by magnetism) · ckb مەقناتیس (piece of material that attracts some metals by magnetism) · tl batubalani (piece of material that attracts some metals by magnetism) · ajp مَغْنَاطِيس (piece of material that attracts some metals by magnetism) · ga maighnéad (piece of material that attracts some metals by magnetism) · ms besi berani (piece of material that attracts some metals by magnetism) · uk магні́т (piece of material that attracts some metals by magnetism) · az dəmirqapan (piece of material that attracts some metals by magnetism) · cs magnet (piece of material that attracts some metals by magnetism) · az miqnatis (piece of material that attracts some metals by magnetism) · tl gayuma (piece of material that attracts some metals by magnetism) · lt magnetas (piece of material that attracts some metals by magnetism) · tg оҳанрабо (piece of material that attracts some metals by magnetism) · it calamita (piece of material that attracts some metals by magnetism) · bo སྐུད་འདྲེན་ལེན་པོ (piece of material that attracts some metals by magnetism) · es imán (piece of material that attracts some metals by magnetism) · fi magneetti (piece of material that attracts some metals by magnetism) · te అయస్కాంతము (piece of material that attracts some metals by magnetism) · tr mıknatıs (piece of material that attracts some metals by magnetism) · fo magnet (piece of material that attracts some metals by magnetism) · gl imán (piece of material that attracts some metals by magnetism) · fo sigul (piece of material that attracts some metals by magnetism) · cmn 磁鐵 /磁铁 (piece of material that attracts some metals by magnetism) · fr aimant (piece of material that attracts some metals by magnetism) · ms besi semberani (piece of material that attracts some metals by magnetism) · akk 𒃻𒁕𒉡 𒍝𒁉𒌈 (piece of material that attracts some metals by magnetism) · ta காந்தம் (piece of material that attracts some metals by magnetism) · lo ແມ່ເຫລັກ (piece of material that attracts some metals by magnetism) · bo རྡོ་ཁབ་ལེན (piece of material that attracts some metals by magnetism) · eu iman (piece of material that attracts some metals by magnetism) · ug ماگنىت (piece of material that attracts some metals by magnetism) · fo magnetur (piece of material that attracts some metals by magnetism) · de Magnet (piece of material that attracts some metals by magnetism) · cmn 磁石 (piece of material that attracts some metals by magnetism) · tg магнит (piece of material that attracts some metals by magnetism) · vi nam châm (piece of material that attracts some metals by magnetism) · ga adhmaint (piece of material that attracts some metals by magnetism) · sh màgnēt (piece of material that attracts some metals by magnetism) · akk 𒍝 𒍝𒁉𒌈 (piece of material that attracts some metals by magnetism) · okm 지〮남셕〮 (piece of material that attracts some metals by magnetism) · ps مقناطيس (piece of material that attracts some metals by magnetism) · yi מאַגנעט (piece of material that attracts some metals by magnetism) · ik nipitchak (piece of material that attracts some metals by magnetism) · za swzdij (piece of material that attracts some metals by magnetism) · he מַגְנֵט (piece of material that attracts some metals by magnetism) · sq magnet (piece of material that attracts some metals by magnetism) · uz miqnotis (piece of material that attracts some metals by magnetism) · uz magnit (piece of material that attracts some metals by magnetism) · as চুম্বক (piece of material that attracts some metals by magnetism) · nb magnet (piece of material that attracts some metals by magnetism) · bo ཁད་ལོང (piece of material that attracts some metals by magnetism) · ko 자석 (piece of material that attracts some metals by magnetism) · da magnet (piece of material that attracts some metals by magnetism) · pt íman (piece of material that attracts some metals by magnetism) · sw sumaku (piece of material that attracts some metals by magnetism) · id magnet (piece of material that attracts some metals by magnetism) · ky магнит (piece of material that attracts some metals by magnetism) · yue 攝石 /摄石 (piece of material that attracts some metals by magnetism) · cy magnet (piece of material that attracts some metals by magnetism) · dng щитешы (piece of material that attracts some metals by magnetism) · ksw ထးနါ (piece of material that attracts some metals by magnetism) · th แม่เหล็ก (piece of material that attracts some metals by magnetism) · ru магни́т (piece of material that attracts some metals by magnetism) · tk magnit (piece of material that attracts some metals by magnetism) · id sembrani (piece of material that attracts some metals by magnetism) · mnw သြာန်လာ် (piece of material that attracts some metals by magnetism) · ja 磁石 (piece of material that attracts some metals by magnetism) · te అయస్కాంతం (piece of material that attracts some metals by magnetism) · it magnete (piece of material that attracts some metals by magnetism) · am ማግኔት (piece of material that attracts some metals by magnetism) · bg магни́т (piece of material that attracts some metals by magnetism) · ms magnet (piece of material that attracts some metals by magnetism) · pl magnes (piece of material that attracts some metals by magnetism) · is segull (piece of material that attracts some metals by magnetism) · ro magnet (piece of material that attracts some metals by magnetism) · shn လဵၵ်းၸၼ် (piece of material that attracts some metals by magnetism) · hy մագնիս (piece of material that attracts some metals by magnetism) · mk магнет (piece of material that attracts some metals by magnetism) · be магні́т (piece of material that attracts some metals by magnetism) · zu uzibuthe class 1a/2a (piece of material that attracts some metals by magnetism) · fa-ira آهَنْرُبا (piece of material that attracts some metals by magnetism) · acw مِغْنَاطِيس (piece of material that attracts some metals by magnetism) · sl magnet (piece of material that attracts some metals by magnetism) · za yapsig (piece of material that attracts some metals by magnetism) · lv magnēts (piece of material that attracts some metals by magnetism) · ast imán (piece of material that attracts some metals by magnetism) · sk magnet (piece of material that attracts some metals by magnetism) · khb ᦶᦙᧈᦵᦜᧅ (piece of material that attracts some metals by magnetism) · kw tennven (piece of material that attracts some metals by magnetism) · hi मक़नातीस (piece of material that attracts some metals by magnetism) · gd magnait (piece of material that attracts some metals by magnetism) · pt ímã (piece of material that attracts some metals by magnetism) · mi autō (piece of material that attracts some metals by magnetism) · xal сорнц (piece of material that attracts some metals by magnetism) · ar مَغْنَاطِيس (piece of material that attracts some metals by magnetism) · am መግነጢስ (piece of material that attracts some metals by magnetism) · hi चुंबक (piece of material that attracts some metals by magnetism) · nl magneet (piece of material that attracts some metals by magnetism)