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magnetic

magnetic

161 3.5
Able to pull certain metals like iron
  • adjective
  • /mæɡˈnɛtɪk/
translation icon : magnético
  • It uses a powerful magnetic field and radio waves to give us the sharpest, clearest image of the brain.
  • magnetic field
  • electric and magnetic fields
  • magnetic resonance imaging

I stick them to the magnetic strip on my iPad case.

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Examples

  • Ah, a magnetic switch.

  • The fridge has a magnetic door that seals tightly to keep the cold air inside.

  • See, you got a magnetic lock.

  • At the back you will find the magnetic charging contact.

  • Anyway, the cool thing about these is they have magnetic fixtures.

  • See, this is a magnetic microphone.

  • There it is, the wide world of magnetic cables that exist on Amazon.

  • The structure of the corona is maintained by the magnetic field of the Sun.

    Academic text (1991)
  • So they've included a magnetic dust filter.

  • If the conductor is coiled, then the magnetic field is much stronger.

    Academic text (2008)

Synonyms

magnetized
vsmagnetic
  • Specialized
5.2

Able to pull iron or steel things like nails

is a general property of attracting certain metals rather than a gained state

Antonyms

nonmagnetic
  • Specialized
5.1

A material or object that does not stick to a magnet

Compounds

magnetic field
  • Specialized
67 4.0

An area around a magnet or electric current where a magnet's force moves objects

magnetic resonance
  • Specialized
5 4.8

Tiny parts of atoms take in and send out energy inside a strong magnetic field

3 3.7

A medical test that uses strong magnets to make detailed pictures of the inside of the body

A point on Earth where the force that makes compasses point goes straight down or up

magnetic force
  • Specialized
2 4.1

A push or pull from a magnet that moves metal and other magnets

magnetic storm
  • Specialized
2 6.6

A sudden change in Earth's magnetic field when charged particles from the sun hit the planet

magnetic tape
  • Specialized
2 3.9

A long thin strip of plastic covered with magnetic material to record sound, images, or data

The direction a compass needle's north end points on Earth

magnetic attraction
  • Specialized
1 3.7

A force that pulls iron or nails toward a magnet

magnetic flux
  • Specialized
1 7.1

The amount of magnetic field that goes through an area, for example a wire loop

magnetic stripe
  • Specialized
1 4.6

A thin strip on a card that stores data for card readers

1 6.8

A method that uses strong magnets and radio waves to make images or study molecules

A way to see brain activity by measuring blood flow using a big machine with magnets

magnetic energy
  • Specialized
1 5.1

Energy stored around magnets or flowing electric current

magnetic levitation
  • Specialized
1 5.3

A way of using magnets to lift and hold a train above a track so it moves without touching it

1 5.8

How strong a magnetic field is in a place

magnetic core
  • Archaic
1 8.6

A small ring in old computers that stores one piece of information

1 8.3

A group of tiny magnetic rings used in old computers to store data

magnetic disk
  • Specialized
1 3.7

A flat round object covered with magnetic material that stores data

magnetic bottle
  • Specialized
1 8.4

A device that uses magnets to hold very hot gas for fusion experiments

A tool with a needle that points toward the Earth's magnetic north to show direction

1 6.7

Invisible lines around a magnet that show which way its pull points

magnetic medium
  • Specialized
1 5.3

A thing that stores digital information by changing tiny areas on its surface, like a hard drive

magnetic flux density
  • Specialized
1 7.2

How much invisible force from a magnet passes through one square area

magnetic head
  • Specialized
1 6.0

A small part in a tape or disk player that reads and writes sound and data using a magnet

magnetic moment
  • Specialized
1 7.2

A measure of how strongly something turns near a magnet and which way it points

magnetic storage
  • Specialized
1 3.9

A way to store data by changing tiny areas on disks or tapes to hold information

magnetic monopole
  • Specialized
1 9.9

A hypothetical particle with only one magnetic pole, north or south

magnetic variation
  • Specialized
1 6.8

Angle between the north shown by a compass and true north at a place used for navigation

solar magnetic field
  • Specialized
1 5.7

A region around the Sun where magnetic forces affect charged particles

A brain scan that shows brain activity by measuring changes in blood oxygen

magnetic declination
  • Specialized
6.7

The angle between the direction a compass points and true north at a place

magnetic dip
  • Specialized
7.9

The tilt between Earth's magnetic field and the flat ground at a place

magnetic dipole
  • Specialized
6.3

An object with two opposite poles, like a bar magnet, that makes a force around it

8.4

A number that shows how strongly and which way something acts like a tiny magnet

magnetic drum
  • Archaic
7.4

A round metal object covered with magnetic material that stores computer data, especially in early computers

A device that stores information as tiny magnetic areas on a thin layer, used in older computers

magnetic equator
  • Specialized
7.6

An imaginary line around the Earth where compass needles point horizontally

magnetic inclination
  • Specialized
7.1

An angle between the Earth's magnetic field and the ground

magnetic ink
  • Specialized
4.7

Ink that contains tiny metal particles so machines can read numbers on paper

magnetic intensity
  • Specialized
6.7

The strength of a magnetic field in a given area

magnetic iron-ore
  • Specialized
5.8

A dark rock with much iron that sticks to a magnet and people use to make iron

magnetic induction
  • Specialized
5.3

A process that makes metal act like a magnet when near a magnet

A warm, strong presence that naturally draws other people

magnetic flux unit
  • Specialized
7.3

A unit that measures the strength of a magnetic field through an area

magnetic meridian
  • Specialized
8.9

An imaginary line on Earth joining the north and south magnetic poles that shows compass direction at a place

magnetic mine
  • Specialized
8.1

Underwater bomb that explodes when it senses a ship's metal hull

magnetic recorder
  • Specialized
4.0

A device that uses magnetic tape or disk to save sound, pictures and data

4.7

A device that stores information using tiny magnetic areas like a hard drive or tape

magnetic monopole
  • Specialized
9.9

A tiny effect in some crystals that looks like a single magnetic pole

A thin piece of metal with a magnet that points north in a compass

magnetic pyrites
  • Specialized
9.9

A brown mineral made of iron that is slightly magnetic

An end of a magnet where its force is strongest

7.3

The end of a magnet that points toward the Earth's south

5.3

A method using a strong magnet and radio waves to make images of body parts or molecules

6.0

The end of a magnet that points toward the north when it hangs freely

How Magnetic

magnetic
161 3.5
nonmagnetic
  • Specialized
5.1

Surface Forms

magnetic positive

Morphology

magnetic = magnet (transparent) = magnet + ic

Formed by the noun 'magnet' + adjectival suffix '-ic', so the meaning directly relates to magnetism.

Etymology

The word magnetic comes from the old place name Magnesia, where people found stones that would 'attract' iron, and from magnet, the name for those stones. So magnetic describes something that can 'pull' or 'attract' certain metals.