magnetism en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- (Southern-England) audio
- mägnĕtĭzm (UK)
- /ˈmæɡ.nəˌtɪz.əm/ (UK)
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 *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Indo-European *-mos Proto-Indo-European *-mós Ancient Greek -μός (-mós) Ancient Greek -ισμός (-ismós)der. English -ism English magnetism From magnet + -ism.
Meanings
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(countable, uncountable) The property of being magnetic.
Earth is surrounded by a magnetosphere — an invisible bubble of magnetism generated by the powerful churning of molten metals at Earth’s core.
2023 December 27, Mindy Weisberger, “Ancient bricks baked when Nebuchadnezzar II was king absorbed a power surge in Earth’s magnetic field”, in CNN:
- (countable, uncountable) The science which treats of magnetic phenomena.
- (countable, uncountable) Power of attraction; power to excite the feelings and to gain the affections.
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(countable, uncountable) Animal magnetism.
Mediums [...] should also realise that it is essential to lead a particularly abstinent life, and to conserve their magnetism.
1936, Rollo Ahmed, The Black Art, London: Long, page 231:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| magnetisms | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
magnetism-based interaction capture · femtomagnetism · palaeomagnetism · phrenomagnetism · micromagnetism · thermoremanent magnetism · nanomagnetism · thermomagnetism · pyromagnetism · diamagnetism · flexomagnetism · geomagnetism · animal magnetism · archaeomagnetism · paramagnetism · metamagnetism · photomagnetism · ferromagnetism · gyromagnetism · zoomagnetism · ferrimagnetism · electromagnetism · biomagnetism · galvanomagnetism · directional magnetism · paleomagnetism · chromomagnetism · neuromagnetism · antiferromagnetism · altermagnetism · heliomagnetism · piezomagnetism · mictomagnetism · gravitomagnetism
Synonyms
magneticness (property of being magnetic)
Translations (82)
ms kemagnetan (the property of being magnetic) · id magnetik (the property of being magnetic) · et magnetism (the property of being magnetic) · sw usumaku (the property of being magnetic) · pl magnetyzm (power of attraction; power to excite the feelings) · ga maighnéadas (the property of being magnetic) · ur مِقناطِیسِیَّت (the property of being magnetic) · fa مغناطیس (the property of being magnetic) · pl magnetyzm (science which treats of magnetic phenomena) · cs magnetismus (the property of being magnetic) · lt magnetizmas (the property of being magnetic) · vi tính từ (the property of being magnetic) · tl balnian (the property of being magnetic) · fr magnétisme (the property of being magnetic) · gl magnetismo (the property of being magnetic) · kk магнетизм (the property of being magnetic) · ast magnetismu (the property of being magnetic) · nrf manniétisme (the property of being magnetic) · de Magnetismus (science which treats of magnetic phenomena) · vi từ tính (the property of being magnetic) · sl magnetizem (the property of being magnetic) · tr manyetizma (the property of being magnetic) · ja 磁気 (the property of being magnetic) · hi चुंबकत्व (the property of being magnetic) · tl kabalnian (the property of being magnetic) · ca magnetisme (the property of being magnetic) · bg магнети́чност (power of attraction; power to excite the feelings) · pl magnetyczność (the property of being magnetic) · da magnetisme (the property of being magnetic) · ms magnetisme (the property of being magnetic) · ga adhmainteas (the property of being magnetic) · uz magnetizm (the property of being magnetic) · cmn 磁性 (the property of being magnetic) · be магнэты́зм (the property of being magnetic) · sv magnetism (the property of being magnetic) · sq magnetizëm (the property of being magnetic) · scn magnetismu (the property of being magnetic) · el μαγνητισμός (the property of being magnetic) · eu magnetismo (the property of being magnetic) · bn চুম্বকত্ব (the property of being magnetic) · la magnētismus (the property of being magnetic) · es magnetismo (the property of being magnetic) · is segulmagn (the property of being magnetic) · nb magnetisme (the property of being magnetic) · crh mıqnatislik (the property of being magnetic) · he מַגְנֵטִיּוּת (the property of being magnetic) · ja 磁性 (the property of being magnetic) · ky магнетизм (the property of being magnetic) · hy մագնիսականություն (the property of being magnetic) · de Magnetismus (the property of being magnetic) · be магнеты́зм (the property of being magnetic) · bg магнети́зъм (the property of being magnetic) · sh магнетѝзам (the property of being magnetic) · mk магнети́зам (the property of being magnetic) · crh magnetizm (the property of being magnetic) · sc magnetismu (the property of being magnetic) · hu mágnesesség (the property of being magnetic) · fi magnetismi (the property of being magnetic) · pt magnetismo (the property of being magnetic) · tk magnetizm (the property of being magnetic) · ar مِغْنَاطِيسِيَّة (the property of being magnetic) · ka მაგნეტიზმი (the property of being magnetic) · sk magnetizmus (the property of being magnetic) · bg привлека́телност (power of attraction; power to excite the feelings) · it magnetismo (the property of being magnetic) · ar مَغْنَاطِيسِيَّة (the property of being magnetic) · az maqnetizm (the property of being magnetic) · ru магнети́зм (the property of being magnetic) · uk магнети́зм (the property of being magnetic) · bg магнети́зъм (science which treats of magnetic phenomena) · ro magnetism (the property of being magnetic) · ko 자기 (the property of being magnetic) · fo magnetisma (the property of being magnetic) · cmn 磁學 /磁学 (science which treats of magnetic phenomena) · th ความเป็นแม่เหล็ก (the property of being magnetic) · eo magnetismo (the property of being magnetic) · ps مقناطيسيت (the property of being magnetic) · sh magnetìzam (the property of being magnetic) · nl magnetisme (the property of being magnetic) · lv magnētisms (the property of being magnetic) · te అయస్కాంతత్వము (the property of being magnetic) · de Anziehungskraft (power of attraction; power to excite the feelings)