ETYM Old Eng. magnete, Old Fren. magnete, Latin magnes, -etis, Greek Magnetis lithos a magnet, metal that looked like silver, prop., Magnesian stone, from Greek Magnesia, a country in Thessaly. Related to Magnesia, Manganese.
Any object that forms a magnetic field (displays magnetism), either permanently or temporarily through induction, causing it to attract materials such as iron, cobalt, nickel, and alloys of these. It always has two magnetic poles, called north and south.
A device that attracts iron and produces a magnetic field.

Village in Nebraska (USA); zip code 68749.