First Known Use: 15th century
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magnet
noun mag·net \ˈmag-nət\
: a piece of material (such as iron or steel) that is able to attract certain metals
: something or someone that attracts people or things
Full Definition of MAGNET
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: something that attracts <a box-office magnet>
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Origin of MAGNET
Middle English magnete, from Anglo-French, from Latin magnet-, magnes, from Greek magnēs (lithos), literally, stone of Magnesia, ancient city in Asia Minor
Related to MAGNET
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- attraction, draw, lodestone (also loadstone)
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MAGNET- Defined for Kids
magnet
noun mag·net \ˈmag-nət\
Definition of MAGNET for Kids
: a piece of material (as of iron, steel, or alloy) that is able to attract iron
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magnet
noun mag·net \ˈmag-nət\
Medical Definition of MAGNET
: a body having the property of attracting iron and producing a magnetic field external to itself; specifically : a mass of iron, steel, or alloy that has this property artificially imparted
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