lodestone

English

Alternative forms

• loadstone

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈloʊdˌstoʊn/

Noun

lodestone (plural lodestones)

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

Translations

natural magnet

• Bulgarian: магни́т m (magnít)
• Dutch: zeilsteen (nl) m
• Finnish: luonnonmagneetti (fi)
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}
• Irish: adhmaint f, cloch adhmainte f
• Italian: calamita (it) f
• Spanish: imán (es) m, calamita f

magnetite

• Bulgarian: магнети́т m (magnetít)
• Dutch: zeilsteen (nl) m or n
• Finnish: magnetiitti (fi)
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}
• Italian: magnetite f
• Spanish: piedra imán f

See also

• lodestone on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Further reading

• David Barthelmy (1997–2024) “Lodestone”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database.
• “lodestone”, in Mindat.org‎^[1], Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, 2000–2024.

Anagrams

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