magnet

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Noun 1.2.1 Derived terms 1.2.2 Related terms 1.2.3 Translations 1.3 See also 2 Czech 2.1 Noun 2.1.1 Related terms 3 Swedish 3.1 Noun

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[edit] Etymology

From the Greek μαγνήτης λίθος (magnítis líthos), magnesian stone.

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magnet (plural magnets)

1. A piece of material that attracts some metals by magnetism.
2. (informal, figuratively, 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.

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• magnetite
• Magnesia

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[edit] See also

• Wikipedia article on magnets
• Wikipedia article on magnetism

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magnet m.

1. magnet

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• magnetický
• magnetismus

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magnet c. (plural: magneter, definite singular magneten, definite plural magneterna)

1. magnet (piece of material that attracts metal by magnetism)