see|Magnet
English
Etymology
From the Greek μαγνήÏÎ·Ï Î»Î¯Î¸Î¿Ï (magnÃtis lÃthos), magnesian stone.
Noun
en-noun
- A piece of material that attracts some metals by magnetism.
- context|informal|figurative|preceded by a noun A person or thing that attracts what is denoted by the preceding noun.
#: He always had a girl on his arm - he's a bit of a babe-magnet.
#* 2007, J. Michael Fay, Ivory Wars: Last Stand in Zakouma, National Geographic (March 2007), 47,
#*: ...I wanted to show Nick the largest of the water holes, Rigueik, that act as magnets to life in the dry season.
Translations
trans-top|piece of material that attracts some metals by magnetism
Chinese: ç£éµ, ç£é
Czech: #Czech|magnet m
Dutch: magneet f
French: aimant m
German: Magnet m
Greek: μαγνήÏÎ·Ï m
Hebrew: ××× × m
Icelandic: segull m
Italian: magnete m, calamita f
Japanese: ç£ç³
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Korean: ìì
Kurdish: KUchar|ÙÙâÙÙاتÛس
Maori: autÅ
Polish: magnes m
Portuguese: Ãmã m
Russian: Ð¼Ð°Ð³Ð½Ð¸Ñ m
Spanish: imán m
Swedish: #Swedish|magnet c
Telugu: à°à°¯à°¸à±à°à°¾à°à°¤à°®à± (ayaskaamtamu)
Urdu: ÙÙÙاطÛس (maqnatees) m
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Derived terms
babe magnet
electromagnet
magnetic
magnetise, magnetize
magnetism
man magnet
permanent magnet
Related terms
magnetite
Magnesia
See also
w:magnet|Wikipedia article on magnets
w:magnetism|Wikipedia article on magnetism
Czech
Noun
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Swedish
Noun
magnet c (plural: magneter, definite singular magneten, definite plural magneterna)
- magnet (piece of material that attracts metal by magnetism)
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