Magnet

  • 61MAGNET —    the name given to loadstone as first discovered in Magnesia, a town in Asia Minor; also to a piece of iron, nickel, or cobalt having similar properties, notably the power of setting itself in a definite direction; also a coil of wire carrying… …

    The Nuttall Encyclopaedia

  • 62Magnet — En magnet er et jernlegeme der er magnatiseret …

    Danske encyklopædi

  • 63magnet — [15] Greek Mágnēs líthos meant ‘stone from Magnesia’ – Magnesia being a region of Thessaly, Greece where much metal was obtained. It had two specific applications: to ore with magnetic properties, and to stone with a metallic sheen. And it was… …

    The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins

  • 64magnet — noun 1》 a piece of iron or other material which has the property of attracting iron containing objects or aligning itself in an external magnetic field. 2》 a person or thing that has a powerful attraction. Origin ME: from L. magnes, magnet , from …

    English new terms dictionary

  • 65magnet — noun (C) 1 a piece of iron or steel that can make other metal objects move towards it 2 a person or place that attracts many other people or things: The region has become a magnet for small businesses …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 66magnet — mag•net [[t]ˈmæg nɪt[/t]] n. 1) elm a body, as a piece of iron or steel, that possesses the property of attracting certain substances, as iron 2) elm lodestone 1), lodestone 2) 3) a thing or person that attracts • Etymology: 1400–50; < OF < …

    From formal English to slang

  • 67magnet — mag|net sb., en, er, erne, i sms. magnet , fx magnetkompas, magnetpol …

    Dansk ordbog

  • 68magnet —   Mākēneki, hao mākēneki.    ♦ Attraction of a magnet, ume mākēneki …

    English-Hawaiian dictionary

  • 69magnet — magnetas statusas T sritis chemija apibrėžtis Magnetinį lauką kuriantis kūnas. atitikmenys: angl. magnet rus. магнит …

    Chemijos terminų aiškinamasis žodynas

  • 70Magnet — der Magnet, e (Mittelstufe) ein Stück Eisen, das Metall anzieht Beispiel: Die Kommode wird durch einen Magneten geschlossen …

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