magnetic meaning: definition, etymology and quotations

magnetic

adj

US, UK /mæɡˈnɛtɪk/ · UK, SC, WA /maɡˈnɛtɪk/

Etymology From magnet + -ic.

Of, relating to, operating by, or caused by magnetism.

a magnetic recorder
[M]agnetic action […] is the subsequence of the motion of iron to the approach of a loadstone.1818, Thomas Brown, Inquiry into the Relation of Cause and Effect, third edition, page 83:

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Retrieving that fingerprint involves a series of magnetic experiments that repeatedly heat and cool the object, exposing it to magnetic fields and then removing them.2023 December 27, Mindy Weisberger, “Ancient bricks baked when Nebuchadnezzar II was king absorbed a power surge in Earth’s magnetic field”, in CNN:

Having the properties of a magnet, especially the ability to draw or pull.

Determined by earth's magnetic fields.

magnetic north
the magnetic meridian

Having an extraordinary ability to attract: attractive, alluring, persuasive

He has a magnetic personality.
she that had all magnetic force alone1611, John Donne, An Anatomy of the World—The First Anniversery:

Archaic Having, susceptible to, or induced by, animal magnetism.

a magnetic sleep

Synonyms: magnetised, magnetized, attractive, repulsive, alluring, appealing, captivating, charismatic, enchanting, enthralling, fascinating, inviting, seductive, charming
Antonyms: antimagnetic, geographic, repulsive, non-magnetic, nonmagnetic
Derived terms: 113 terms
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