lodestone

English

Alternative forms

• loadstone

Etymology

First attested from 1515, from Middle English lode (“guide”) + stone. From use as a guide tool by mariners. See also: lodestar.

Noun

lodestone (plural lodestones)

1. A naturally occurring magnet.
2. (obsolete) The mineral magnetite.

Translations

natural magnet

• Bulgarian: магнит (bg) (magnít) m
• Dutch: zeilsteen (nl) m

• Finnish: luonnonmagneetti (fi)

magnetite

• Bulgarian: магнетит (bg) (magnetít) m
• Dutch: zeilsteen (nl) m and n

• Finnish: magnetiitti (fi)

See also

• Lodestone on Wikipedia.Wikipedia