magnet

CEFRB1

/ˈmæɡ.nɪt/

noun

Türkçe translations

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    An object that attracts iron and some other metals.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    An alluring or attractive person or thing.

Examples

  • In other words, the field of the magnet is near the pigeon's head.

  • The Earth is like a ball with a large magnet inside.

At a glance

Sits at B1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
4
Parts of speech
1
Citations
5

Also pronounced

  • /mæɡnɛʈ/

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. Ellipsis of magnet link.

  2. A piece of material that attracts some metals by magnetism.

More examples

In context

  • He always had a girl on his arm – he's a bit of a babe magnet.

  • A magnet attracts iron.

  • Again, dude? Man, you just a MAGNET for trouble!

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Origin

noun

From Middle English magnete, via Old French magnete, Latin magnēs, magnētem (“lodestone”), from Ancient Greek μαγνῆτις [λίθος] (magnêtis [líthos], “Magnesian [stone]”), either after the Lydian city Magnesia ad Sipylum (modern-day Manisa, Turkey), or after the Greek region of Μαγνησία (Magnēsía) (whence came the colonists who founded the city in Lydia). Related to manganese, magnesia and magnesium.