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magnetic iron-ore

magnetic iron-ore

5.8
A dark rock with much iron that sticks to a magnet and people use to make iron
  • noun
  • Specialized
translation icon : mineral de hierro magnético
  • A piece of magnetic iron-ore will cling tightly to a magnet due to its high iron content.

Examples

  • The steel industry relies heavily on magnetic iron-ore as a raw material.

  • Geologists discovered a deposit of magnetic iron-ore deep beneath the mountain.

  • The magnetic iron-ore is valuable.

  • Wow, that's a lot of magnetic iron-ore!

  • A piece of magnetic iron-ore will cling tightly to a magnet due to its high iron content.

  • Geologists discovered a deposit of magnetic iron-ore deep beneath the mountain.

  • The steel industry relies heavily on magnetic iron-ore as a raw material.

Synonyms

ore
vsmagnetic iron-ore
  • Specialized
63 3.7

A rock or mineral that has metal you can take out and sell

is specific to iron oxides that are magnetic and valuable as iron sources
iron ore
vsmagnetic iron-ore
  • Specialized
7 4.2

A rock that contains metal used to make steel

is narrower specifically magnetic iron oxide and strongly attracted by magnets
magnetite
vsmagnetic iron-ore
  • Specialized
2 8.3

A black magnetic mineral made of iron and oxygen found in hard rocks

is a mineral iron oxide form mainly that mineral and a key iron source

Surface Forms

magnetic iron-ore singular
magnetic iron-ores plural

Morphology

magnetic + iron-ore

The phrase is fully compositional: 'magnetic' (having magnetism) simply modifies 'iron-ore' (ore containing iron), so the meaning — iron-bearing ore that is strongly attracted by magnets — follows directly from the parts. This is a literal, cross-linguistically common modifier+noun combination that a B1 learner who knows 'magnetic', 'iron' and 'ore' can readily infer.

Etymology

Magnetic iron-ore comes from the simple image of pieces of rock full of iron that actually stick to a magnet. Miners saw these rocks cling to a magnet, so calling them magnetic iron-ore tells us they are 'iron-rich rock that is strongly attracted to magnets'.