magnetic
adjective
Simple meaning
Having an extraordinary ability to attract: attractive, alluring.
Pronunciation
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IPA pronunciation (US)
mæɡˈnɛtɪk
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Definition
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adjective
Having the properties of a magnet; i.e. of attracting iron or steel
“The hard disk is covered with a thin coat of magnetic material.”
Having the properties of a magnet, especially the ability to draw or pull.
Having an extraordinary ability to attract: attractive, alluring, persuasive
Of or relating to or caused by magnetism
Determined by earth's magnetic fields
Word at a Glance
- Difficulty
- A2 · Elementary (estimated)
- Frequency
- Common
- Typical Use
- Everyday English
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How this word commonly comes across.
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This meaning: Having the properties of a magnet; i.e. of attracting iron or steel
Used this way, magnetic is a common word that usually carries little praise or criticism of its own. It usually sounds natural in a wide range of settings.
“The hard disk is covered with a thin coat of magnetic material.”
- Emotional tone
- Neutral
- Formality
- Neutral
- Intensity
- Not strongly marked
- How common
- Common
- Connotation
- No strong connotation
- Usage feel
- Neutral and straightforward
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Word Family
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Inflected forms
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The branch of science that studies magnetism.
Word family
Words built from the same root.
Attraction for iron.
By the use of magnetism.
Compound terms
Established multiword terms.
The amount of magnetic flux in a unit area perpendicular to the direction of magnetic flow.
A measure of the strength of a magnetic field per unit area.
Attraction for iron.
An electromagnet (as on a tape recorder) that converts electrical variations into magnetic variations that can be stored on a surface and later retrieved.
The angle that a magnetic needle makes with the plane of the horizon.
The process that makes a substance magnetic (temporarily or permanently).
Related words
Connected by subject or meaning, not by word formation.
A device that attracts iron and produces a magnetic field.
A meter to compare strengths of magnetic fields.
The force that produces magnetic flux.
Radiation consisting of waves of energy associated with electric and magnetic fields resulting from the acceleration of an electric charge.
Related Words
Connected to the same idea, not synonyms.
- magnetismnoun
- magnetnoun
- electromagneticadjective
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Sense: having the properties of a magnet
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