see|Magnet
English

Etymology
From the Greek μαγνή�η� λίθο� (magnítis líthos), magnesian stone.

Noun
en-noun

1. A piece of material that attracts some metals by magnetism.
2. context|informal|figurative|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.

Translations
trans-top|piece of material that attracts some metals by magnetism
Chinese: ��, ��
Czech: #Czech|magnet m
Dutch: magneet f
French: aimant m
German: Magnet m
Greek: μαγνή�η� m
Hebrew: ��נ� m
Icelandic: segull m
Italian: magnete m, calamita f
Japanese: ��
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Korean: ��
Kurdish: KUchar|�����ات�س
Maori: aut�
Polish: magnes m
Portuguese: ímã m
Russian: магни� m
Spanish: imán m
Swedish: #Swedish|magnet c
Telugu: �యస��ా�తమ� (ayaskaamtamu)
Urdu: ���اط�س (maqnatees) m
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Derived terms
babe magnet
electromagnet
magnetic
magnetise, magnetize
magnetism
man magnet
permanent magnet

Related terms
magnetite
Magnesia

See also
w:magnet|Wikipedia article on magnets
w:magnetism|Wikipedia article on magnetism

Czech

Noun
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1. #English|magnet

Swedish

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

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

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• 2007-12-16 07:06 - Daniel Polansky - +Czech noun

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