Magnet

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Noun 1.2.1 Translations 1.3 Derived terms 1.4 Related terms 1.5 See also 2 German 2.1 Noun 3 Swedish 3.1 Noun

English

Etymology

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

Noun

magnet (magnets)

1. A piece of material that attracts some metals by magnetism.
2. (informal, preceded by a noun) A person or thing that attracts what is denoted by the preceding noun.

   He's always in the company of women — he's a bit of a babe magnet.

Translations

piece of material that attracts some metals by magnetism

Chinese: 磁鐵, 磁铁 Dutch: magneet f French: aimant m German: Magnet m Greek: μαγνήτης m Italian: magnete m, calamita f

Japanese: 磁石 Korean: 자석 Portuguese: ímã m Russian: магнит m Spanish: imán m Swedish: magnet c Telugu: ఠయస్కాంతము (ayaskaamtamu)

informal: person or thing that attracts what is denoted by the preceding noun'

Derived terms

• babe magnet
• electromagnet
• magnetic
• magnetise, magnetize
• magnetism
• man magnet
• permanent magnet

Related terms

• magnetite
• Magnesia

See also

• Wikipedia article on magnets
• Wikipedia article on magnetism

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German

Noun

Magnet m (plural Magneten)

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

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Swedish

Noun

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

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

fr:magnet io:magnet it:magnet hu:magnet pl:magnet fi:magnet ta:magnet zh:magnet