1. Magnetite that has polarity; SYN. loadstone.
2. Magnetite that possess polarity and has the power to attract as well as to be attracted magnetically; SYN. loadstone.

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. + prikaži više