mag·net (m ăg n ĭt)
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n. 1. An object that has the property, either natural or induced, of sustaining a magnetic field around it. Simple magnets attract metals such as iron and steel. 2. An electromagnet. 3. A person, a place, an object, or a situation that exerts attraction: a village that is a magnet for tourists.
[Middle English magnes, magnet, ultimately (probably partially via Old French magnete) from Latin magnēs, magnēt-, from Greek Magnēs (lithos), Magnesian (stone), magnet, after Magnēsiā, a region of Thessaly, or Magnēsiā, a city in ancient Lydia.] |