Magnet : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: Magnet	by the DICT Development Group
3 results for Magnet
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
magnet n (physics) a device that attracts iron and produces a magnetic field a characteristic that provides pleasure and attracts; "flowers are an attractor for bees" Synonym(s): attraction, attractor, attracter, attractive feature, magnet
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Magnet \Mag"net\, n. [OE. magnete, OF. magnete, L. magnes, -etis, Gr. [?] [?] a magnet, metal that looked like silver, prop., Magnesian stone, fr. Gr. [?], a country in Thessaly. Cf. {Magnesia}, {Manganese}.] 1. The loadstone; a species of iron ore (the ferrosoferric or magnetic ore, {Fe3O4}) which has the property of attracting iron and some of its ores, and, when freely suspended, of pointing to the poles; -- called also {natural magnet}. Dinocrates began to make the arched roof of the temple of Arsino[89] all of magnet, or this loadstone. --Holland. Two magnets, heaven and earth, allure to bliss, The larger loadstone that, the nearer this. --Dryden. 2. (Physics) A bar or mass of steel or iron to which the peculiar properties of the loadstone have been imparted; -- called, in distinction from the loadstone, an {artificial magnet}. Note: An artificial magnet, produced by the action of a voltaic or electrical battery, is called an {electro-magnet}. {Field magnet} (Physics & Elec.), a magnet used for producing and maintaining a magnetic field; -- used especially of the stationary or exciting magnet of a dynamo or electromotor in distinction from that of the moving portion or armature.
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Magnet, IN Zip code(s): 47555 Magnet, NE (village, FIPS 30310) Location: 42.45741 N, 97.46916 W Population (1990): 69 (37 housing units) Area: 0.4 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 68749