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• magnet — /mag nit/, n. 1. a body, as a piece of iron or steel, that possesses the property of attracting certain substances, as iron. 2. a lodestone. 3. a thing or person that attracts: The park was a magnet for pickpockets and muggers. [1400 50; late ME… …   Universalium

• Magnet — This article is about objects and devices that produce magnetic fields. For a description of magnetic materials, see magnetism. For other uses, see Magnet (disambiguation) …   Wikipedia

• magnet — 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… …   English dictionary

• magnet — 1. A body that has the property of attracting particles of iron, cobalt, nickel, or any of various metallic alloys and that when freely suspended tends to assume a definite direction between the magnetic poles of the earth (magnetic polarity). 2 …   Medical dictionary

• magnet — 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 …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• magnet — noun Etymology: Middle English magnete, from Anglo French, from Latin magnet , magnes, from Greek magnēs (lithos), literally, stone of Magnesia, ancient city in Asia Minor Date: 15th century 1. a. lodestone b. a body having the property of… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• magnet — 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

• magnet — 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

• magnet — mag·net || mægnɪt n. object which has the property of attracting iron or steel; electromagnet; person or thing which attracts …   English contemporary dictionary

• magnet — n. 1 a piece of iron, steel, alloy, ore, etc., usu. in the form of a bar or horseshoe, having properties of attracting or repelling iron. 2 a lodestone. 3 a person or thing that attracts. Etymology: ME f. L magnes magnetis f. Gk magnes = Magnes… …   Useful english dictionary

• Cow magnet — Alnico cow magnet A cow magnet is a preventive veterinary medical device for cattle. Traditionally, cow magnets were strong alnico magnets about 1cm by 8cm (0.4 by 3.1 inches) in the shape of a smoothed rod, but today they are more commonly… …   Wikipedia