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magnet

noun

Simple meaning

An alluring or attractive person or thing.

Pronunciation

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magnuht

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ˈmæɡnət

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Definition

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noun

  1. A piece of material that attracts some metals by magnetism.

  2. informalfigurativelyoften in combination

    An alluring or attractive person or thing.

  3. Internet

    A kind of uniform resource identifier based on a hash of a file's contents, typically used in peer-to-peer file sharing networks.

Word at a Glance

Difficulty
B1 · Intermediate (estimated)
Frequency
Moderately Common
Typical Use
General and technical use

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  • “A strong magnet can pick up many small metal objects.”

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Word Family

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Word family

Words built from the same root.

  • magnetismnounDerived noun

    Attraction for iron.

  • magneticadjectiveDerived adjective

    Related to A piece of material that attracts some metals by magnetism.

  • magneticallyadverbDerived adverb

    By the use of magnetism.

Compound terms

Established multiword terms.

  • field magnetnounCompound term

    A magnet that provides a magnetic field in a dynamo or electric motor.

Related words

Connected by subject or meaning, not by word formation.

  • magnetic forcenounRelated term

    Attraction for iron.

  • magnetic iron-orenounRelated term

    An oxide of iron that is strongly attracted by magnets.

  • magnetic momentnounRelated term

    The torque exerted on a magnet or dipole when it is placed in a magnetic field.

  • magnetic needlenounRelated term

    A slender magnet suspended in a magnetic compass on a mounting with little friction.

  • magnetic attractionnounRelated term

    Attraction for iron.

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