- loadstone
- variant of lodestone
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
loadstone
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Loadstone — GPS Aktuelle Version: 0.72 (21. April 2009) Betriebssystem: Symbian Kategorie: Navigationssoftware Lizenz: GPL … Deutsch Wikipedia
Loadstone — Load stone , Lodestone Lode stone, n. [Load, lode + stone.] (Min.) A piece of magnetite, a magnetic iron ore, possessing polarity like a magnetic needle, having the power to attract as well as to be attracted magnetically. See {Magnetite}. [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
loadstone — [lōd′stōn΄] n. LODESTONE … English World dictionary
loadstone — Magnetite Mag net*ite, n. (Min.) An oxide of iron ({Fe3O4}) occurring in isometric crystals, also massive, of a black color and metallic luster. It is readily attracted by a magnet and sometimes possesses polarity, being then called {loadstone}.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
loadstone — n. stone with magnetic properties that attracts iron; piece of loadstone used as a magnet; something which attracts (also lodestone) … English contemporary dictionary
loadstone — lodestone, loadstone noun (C, U) old use iron, or a piece of iron that acts as a magnet (1) … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
loadstone — loadstar, loadstone see lodestar, lodestone … Modern English usage
Loadstone-GPS — Aktuelle Version 0.74 (25. Mai 2010) Betriebssystem Symbian Kategorie Navigationssoftware Lizenz GPL … Deutsch Wikipedia
loadstone — /lohd stohn /, n. lodestone. [1505 15; earlier load LODE + STONE] * * * … Universalium
LOADSTONE — or LODESTONE an iron ore remarkable for its magnetic quality or power of attracting iron; it derived its name from its use as a leading stone in the compass to mariners … The Nuttall Encyclopaedia
