magnet
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Etymology[edit]
From Ancient Greek μαγνήτης λίθος (magnētēs líthos, “Magnesian stone”), after Lydian city Magnesia ad Sipylum (modern-day Manisa, Turkey), named after the Greek region of Μαγνησία (Magnēsia), whence came the colonist who founded it. In ancient times the city was a primary source of mysterious stones that could attract or repel each other, which were eventually named after it.
Noun[edit]
magnet (plural magnets)
- A piece of material that attracts some metals by magnetism.
- (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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Terms derived from "magnet"
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Translations[edit]
piece of material that attracts some metals by magnetism
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Czech[edit]
Noun[edit]
magnet m
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Serbo-Croatian[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
màgnēt m (Cyrillic spelling ма̀гне̄т)
- a magnet (piece of material that attracts metal by magnetism)
Declension[edit]
declension of magnet
| singular | plural | |
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| nominative | màgnēt | magneti |
| genitive | magnéta | magneta |
| dative | magnetu | magnetima |
| accusative | magnet | magnete |
| vocative | magnete | magneti |
| locative | magnetu | magnetima |
| instrumental | magnetom | magnetima |
References[edit]
- “magnet” in Hrvatski jezični portal
Swedish[edit]
Noun[edit]
magnet c
- a magnet (piece of material that attracts metal by magnetism)
Declension[edit]
Declension of magnet
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