Dictionary

magnetic en · ADJ

Pronunciation

/mæɡˈnɛtɪk/ (General-American, Received-Pronunciation)
/maɡˈnɛtɪk/ (British, Northern-England, Scotland, Southern, Standard, Wales)
/mɛɡˈnetək/ (New-Zealand)
(Southern-England) audio
/mæɡˈnetɪk/ (Australia)

Etymology

Etymology tree Old French magnetebor. Pre-Greekbor.? Ancient Greek Μάγνης (Mágnēs) Ancient Greek μᾰ́γνης (mắgnēs)bor. Latin magnēsbor. Middle English magnete English magnet Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English magnetic From magnet + -ic.

Meanings

Of, relating to, operating by, or caused by magnetism.
- Retrieving that fingerprint involves a series of magnetic experiments that repeatedly heat and cool the object, exposing it to magnetic fields and then removing them. 2023 December 27, Mindy Weisberger, “Ancient bricks baked when Nebuchadnezzar II was king absorbed a power surge in Earth’s magnetic field”, in CNN:
- a magnetic recorder
- [M]agnetic action […] is the subsequence of the motion of iron to the approach of a loadstone. 1818, Thomas Brown, Inquiry into the Relation of Cause and Effect, third edition, page 83:
Having the properties of a magnet, especially the ability to draw or pull.
Determined by earth's magnetic fields.
- magnetic north
- the magnetic meridian
Having an extraordinary ability to attract: attractive, alluring, persuasive
- she that had all magnetic force alone 1611, John Donne, An Anatomy of the World—The First Anniversery:
- He has a magnetic personality.
(archaic) Having, susceptible to, or induced by, animal magnetism.
- a magnetic sleep

Forms

Spelling	Features	Labels	Source
magnetical		alternative, dated	lexicographic
most magnetic	Degree=Sup		lexicographic
magnetick		alternative, obsolete	lexicographic
more magnetic	Degree=Cmp		lexicographic

Antonyms

nonmagnetic · antimagnetic (antonym(s) of “of, relating to, caused by, or operating by magnetism”) · non-magnetic · repulsive (antonym(s) of “having an extraordinary ability to attract”) · geographic (antonym(s) of “determined by earth's magnetic fields”)

Deriveds

magnet

Synonyms

captivating (having an extraordinary ability to attract) · alluring (having an extraordinary ability to attract) · attractive (having an extraordinary ability to attract) · magnetized (of, relating to, caused by, or operating by magnetism) · inviting (having an extraordinary ability to attract) · enthralling (having an extraordinary ability to attract) · attractive (having the properties a magnet) · repulsive (having the properties a magnet) · enchanting (having an extraordinary ability to attract) · appealing (having an extraordinary ability to attract) · fascinating (having an extraordinary ability to attract) · seductive (having an extraordinary ability to attract) · charming (having an extraordinary ability to attract) · charismatic (having an extraordinary ability to attract) · magnetised (of, relating to, caused by, or operating by magnetism)

Translations (126)

he מַגְנֵטִי (of, relating to, caused by, or operating by magnetism) · nl magnetisch (having the properties of a magnet) · sw -a sumaku (of, relating to, caused by, or operating by magnetism) · uk магні́тний (determined by earth's magnetic fields) · ru магнети́ческий (having an extraordinary ability to attract) · yi מאַגנעטיש (having the properties of a magnet) · nb magnetisk (having an extraordinary ability to attract) · ru магни́тный (of, relating to, caused by, or operating by magnetism) · cmn 有磁性的 (of, relating to, caused by, or operating by magnetism) · fi magneettinen (determined by earth's magnetic fields) · kk магниттік (having the properties of a magnet) · ga adhmainteach (having the properties of a magnet) · ar مِغْنَاطِيسِيّ (of, relating to, caused by, or operating by magnetism) · ja 引きつける (having an extraordinary ability to attract) · sv magnetisk (having an extraordinary ability to attract) · gd magnaiteach (of, relating to, caused by, or operating by magnetism) · es magnético (having an extraordinary ability to attract) · es magnético (determined by earth's magnetic fields) · nb magnetisk (of, relating to, caused by, or operating by magnetism) · oc magnetic (of, relating to, caused by, or operating by magnetism) · nb magnetisk (determined by earth's magnetic fields) · fi magneettinen (having the properties of a magnet) · nb fengslende (having an extraordinary ability to attract) · ru магни́тный (determined by earth's magnetic fields) · pt magnético (of, relating to, caused by, or operating by magnetism) · ca magnètic (of, relating to, caused by, or operating by magnetism) · cmn 有磁性的 (having the properties of a magnet) · el μαγνητικός (of, relating to, caused by, or operating by magnetism) · sv fängslande (having an extraordinary ability to attract) · ga maighnéadach (having the properties of a magnet) · ro magnetic (having the properties of a magnet) · bg магни́тен (determined by earth's magnetic fields) · gl magnético (having the properties of a magnet) · sv magnetisk (of, relating to, caused by, or operating by magnetism) · fi magneettinen (having an extraordinary ability to attract) · ka მაგნიტური (of, relating to, caused by, or operating by magnetism) · la magneticus (of, relating to, caused by, or operating by magnetism) · hu mágneses (having the properties of a magnet) · fr magnétique (determined by earth's magnetic fields) · fr magnétique (having the properties of a magnet) · fi magneettinen (of, relating to, caused by, or operating by magnetism) · sk magnetický (determined by earth's magnetic fields) · fi puoleensavetävä (having an extraordinary ability to attract) · be магні́тны (of, relating to, caused by, or operating by magnetism) · pt magnético (having an extraordinary ability to attract) · id magnetis (of, relating to, caused by, or operating by magnetism) · ro magnetic (having an extraordinary ability to attract) · ga adhmainteach (of, relating to, caused by, or operating by magnetism) · nb lokkende (having an extraordinary ability to attract) · uk магні́тний (having the properties of a magnet) · sv tilldragande (having an extraordinary ability to attract) · ja 磁気の (having the properties of a magnet) · de magnetisch (having an extraordinary ability to attract) · sv förförisk (having an extraordinary ability to attract) · hu elragadó (having an extraordinary ability to attract) · nb tiltrekkende (having an extraordinary ability to attract) · fa مغناطیسی (of, relating to, caused by, or operating by magnetism) · it magnetico (having an extraordinary ability to attract) · de anziehend (having an extraordinary ability to attract) · la magnēsius (having the properties of a magnet) · de magnetisch (of, relating to, caused by, or operating by magnetism) · ky магниттик (of, relating to, caused by, or operating by magnetism) · gd magnaiteach (having the properties of a magnet) · hu mágneses (determined by earth's magnetic fields) · pt magnético (determined by earth's magnetic fields) · hu vonzó (having an extraordinary ability to attract) · sw -a sumaku (having the properties of a magnet) · sv magnetisk (determined by earth's magnetic fields) · hy մագնիսական (of, relating to, caused by, or operating by magnetism) · nb forførisk (having an extraordinary ability to attract) · it magnetica (having the properties of a magnet) · be магні́тны (having the properties of a magnet) · ga maighnéadach (determined by earth's magnetic fields) · fr magnétique (having an extraordinary ability to attract) · es magnético (having the properties of a magnet) · de magnetisch (having the properties of a magnet) · tl balniin (having the properties of a magnet) · gd magnaiteach (determined by earth's magnetic fields) · ga adhmainteach (determined by earth's magnetic fields) · sw -a sumaku (determined by earth's magnetic fields) · hu mágneses (of, relating to, caused by, or operating by magnetism) · bg магни́тен (of, relating to, caused by, or operating by magnetism) · ja 磁気の (of, relating to, caused by, or operating by magnetism) · ja 磁気の (determined by earth's magnetic fields) · ca magnètic (having the properties of a magnet) · it magnetico (determined by earth's magnetic fields) · ro magnetic (of, relating to, caused by, or operating by magnetism) · it magnetico (of, relating to, caused by, or operating by magnetism) · gl magnético (having an extraordinary ability to attract) · nb magnetisk (having the properties of a magnet) · el μαγνητικός (having an extraordinary ability to attract) · nl magnetisch (determined by earth's magnetic fields) · it magnetico (having the properties of a magnet) · sv magnetisk (having the properties of a magnet) · ro magnetic (determined by earth's magnetic fields) · ca magnètic (having an extraordinary ability to attract) · sk magnetický (of, relating to, caused by, or operating by magnetism) · bg магнети́чен (having an extraordinary ability to attract) · tl balniin (of, relating to, caused by, or operating by magnetism) · pl magnetyczny (of, relating to, caused by, or operating by magnetism) · gl magnético (determined by earth's magnetic fields) · nl magnetisch (of, relating to, caused by, or operating by magnetism) · ro atractiv (having an extraordinary ability to attract) · pt magnético (having the properties of a magnet) · el μαγνητικός (having the properties of a magnet) · yi מאַגנעטיש (of, relating to, caused by, or operating by magnetism) · ja 惹きつける (having an extraordinary ability to attract) · hu mágnes- (of, relating to, caused by, or operating by magnetism) · kk магниттік (of, relating to, caused by, or operating by magnetism) · th แม่เหล็ก (of, relating to, caused by, or operating by magnetism) · cs magnetický (determined by earth's magnetic fields) · es magnético (of, relating to, caused by, or operating by magnetism) · fr magnétique (of, relating to, caused by, or operating by magnetism) · de magnetisch (determined by earth's magnetic fields) · el μαγνητικός (determined by earth's magnetic fields) · uk магні́тний (of, relating to, caused by, or operating by magnetism) · el σαγηνευτικός (having an extraordinary ability to attract) · ko 자석의 (of, relating to, caused by, or operating by magnetism) · ru магни́тный (having the properties of a magnet) · gl magnético (of, relating to, caused by, or operating by magnetism) · ga maighnéadach (of, relating to, caused by, or operating by magnetism) · cs magnetický (having the properties of a magnet) · be магні́тны (determined by earth's magnetic fields) · cs magnetický (of, relating to, caused by, or operating by magnetism) · sv lockande (having an extraordinary ability to attract) · uk магнети́чний (having an extraordinary ability to attract)