Magnet

  • 31magnet — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ powerful, strong ▪ bar ▪ fridge, refrigerator (esp. AmE) ▪ babe (informal), chick …

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  • 32magnet — Synonyms and related words: ambition, artificial magnet, bar magnet, catch, center of attraction, center of consciousness, center of interest, cynosure, dearest wish, desideration, desideratum, desire, electromagnetic lifting magnet, field magnet …

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  • 33Magnet — Mag·ne̲t der; s / en, e(n); 1 ein Stück Metall (besonders Eisen), das andere Eisenstücke anzieht oder abstößt <jemanden / etwas wie ein Magnet anziehen>: Sie sammelte die Stecknadeln mit einem Magneten vom Boden auf 2 ein Magnet (für… …

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  • 34magnet — UK [ˈmæɡnɪt] / US [ˈmæɡnət] noun [countable] Word forms magnet : singular magnet plural magnets 1) physics a piece of metal that can make iron or steel objects come to it so that they seem to stick to it 2) someone or something that attracts and… …

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  • 35magnet — mag|net [ˈmægnıt] n [Date: 1400 1500; : Old French; Origin: magnete, from Latin magnes, from Greek magnes (lithos) (stone) of Magnesia , ancient city in Turkey] 1.) a piece of iron or steel that can stick to metal or make other metal objects move …

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  • 36Magnet — ◆ Ma|gnet 〈m.; Gen.: en, Pl.: en〉 1. natürlicher ferromagnetischer Stoff; PermanentMagnet; DauerMagnet 2. stromdurchflossene Spule mit Eisenkern; ElektroMagnet [Etym.: <lat. magnes, Gen. magnetis <grch. magnetis (lithos) »Magnetstein«; nach …

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  • 37magnet — mag|net [ mægnət ] noun count 1. ) a piece of iron that can make other iron objects come to it and stick to it 2. ) someone or something that attracts many people: The town has now become a real tourist magnet. magnet for: The mountains remain a… …

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  • 38magnet — n 1. lodestone, magnetite, paramagnet; attractor, attractant; field magnet, bar magnet, horseshoe magnet, electromagnet, solenoid. 2. focus, focal point, prime focus, point of convergence; center of attraction or interest, center or focus of… …

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  • 39magnet — /ˈmægnət / (say magnuht) noun 1. a body, usually metallic, which possesses the property of attracting similar substances with a force that is neither electric or gravitational. 2. → lodestone. 3. a thing or person that attracts, as by some… …

  • 40magnet — A piece of magnetized steel that will attract all ferrous material. The permanent magnet does not need electricity to function and will retain its magnetism over a period of years. Often shaped into the letter U. Also see alnico magnet permanent… …

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