magnetic
- adjective
- /mæɡˈnɛtɪk/
- 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.
- I stick them to the magnetic strip on my iPad case.
- And and that's that's partly why there aren't that many magnetic materials, right.
- It'll determine, it can determine things about it's magnetic properties, right?
- They hold any magnetic palette and pan in them.
- I have tested magnetic lashes before.
- This is a magnetic power bank for your phone.
Examples
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Ah, a magnetic switch.
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The fridge has a magnetic door that seals tightly to keep the cold air inside.
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See, you got a magnetic lock.
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At the back you will find the magnetic charging contact.
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Anyway, the cool thing about these is they have magnetic fixtures.
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See, this is a magnetic microphone.
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There it is, the wide world of magnetic cables that exist on Amazon.
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The structure of the corona is maintained by the magnetic field of the Sun.
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So they've included a magnetic dust filter.
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If the conductor is coiled, then the magnetic field is much stronger.
Academic text (2008)
Synonyms
Able to pull iron or steel things like nails
Antonyms
Compounds
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An area around a magnet or electric current where a magnet's force moves objects
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Tiny parts of atoms take in and send out energy inside a strong magnetic field
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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
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A sudden change in Earth's magnetic field when charged particles from the sun hit the planet
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A long thin strip of plastic covered with magnetic material to record sound, images, or data
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The amount of magnetic field that goes through an area, for example a wire loop
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A method that uses strong magnets and radio waves to make images or study molecules
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A way to see brain activity by measuring blood flow using a big machine with magnets
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A way of using magnets to lift and hold a train above a track so it moves without touching it
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A group of tiny magnetic rings used in old computers to store data
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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
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Invisible lines around a magnet that show which way its pull points
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A thing that stores digital information by changing tiny areas on its surface, like a hard drive
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How much invisible force from a magnet passes through one square area
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A small part in a tape or disk player that reads and writes sound and data using a magnet
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A measure of how strongly something turns near a magnet and which way it points
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A way to store data by changing tiny areas on disks or tapes to hold information
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A hypothetical particle with only one magnetic pole, north or south
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Angle between the north shown by a compass and true north at a place used for navigation
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A region around the Sun where magnetic forces affect charged particles
A brain scan that shows brain activity by measuring changes in blood oxygen
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The angle between the direction a compass points and true north at a place
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An object with two opposite poles, like a bar magnet, that makes a force around it
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A number that shows how strongly and which way something acts like a tiny magnet
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A round metal object covered with magnetic material that stores computer data, especially in early computers
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A device that stores information as tiny magnetic areas on a thin layer, used in older computers
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An imaginary line around the Earth where compass needles point horizontally
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Ink that contains tiny metal particles so machines can read numbers on paper
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A dark rock with much iron that sticks to a magnet and people use to make iron
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A unit that measures the strength of a magnetic field through an area
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An imaginary line on Earth joining the north and south magnetic poles that shows compass direction at a place
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A device that uses magnetic tape or disk to save sound, pictures and data
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A device that stores information using tiny magnetic areas like a hard drive or tape
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A tiny effect in some crystals that looks like a single magnetic pole
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A method using a strong magnet and radio waves to make images of body parts or molecules
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The end of a magnet that points toward the north when it hangs freely
How Magnetic
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Surface Forms
Morphology
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.