Magnet

Definition: Magnet

Magnet

Noun

1. A device that attracts iron and produces a magnetic field.

Date "magnet" was first used: some time in the late 14th century. (references)

Etymology: Magnet \Mag"net\, noun. [from Old English expression magnete, Old French magnete, from Latin expression magnes, -etis, Greek magnet, metal that looked like silver, prop., Magnesian stone, from the Greek expression, country in Thessaly. Compare to Magnesia, Manganese.]. (Websters 1913)

Domain	Definitions
Satire	MAGNET, n. Something acted upon by magnetism. Source: Devil's Dictionary.
Aerospace	A body which produces a magnetic field around itself. (references)
Dream Interpretation	To dream of a magnet, denotes that evil influences will draw you from the path of honor. A woman is probably luring you to ruin. To a woman, this dream foretells that protection and wealth will be showered upon her. Source: Ten Thousand Dreams Interpreted ....
Electrical Engineering	A body or device possessing or intended to possess an external magnetic field. Source: European Union. (references)
Literature	Magnet The loadstone; so called from Magnesia, in Lydia, where the ore was said to abound. The Greeks called it magnes. Milton uses the adjective for the substantive in the line "As the magnetic hardest iron draws." Source: Brewer's Dictionary.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Lines of force

Magnetic lines of force of a bar magnet shown by iron filings on paper

A magnet is an object that has a magnetic field.

A permanent magnet is made of a ferromagnetic material, which means that the magnetic properties derive from the spin angular momentum of electrons within that material. In a magnet, the magnetic domains in its substance are aligned.

The magnet is a dipole. A magnet can be regarded as having two magnetic poles, one "north" and one "south". The end of a freely suspended magnet that starts to point towards the Earth's geographical North Pole, is by definition the magnetic south pole. Equally, the other end that ends up pointing towards the geographic South Pole, is the magnetic north pole.

However, if you were to cut a magnet in half, you would never get a north piece of magnet and a south piece of magnet. You would instead end up with two smaller magnets.

Magnets can be demagnetized in the following ways:

Heat (Heating a magnet until it is red hot will make it lose its magnetic properties.)
Contact (Stroking one magnet with another in random fashion will demagnetize the magnet being stroked.)
Hammering and/or Jarring (Such activity will loosen the magnet's atoms from their magnetic attraction.)
Breaking Electric Current (for electromagnets only)

The Earth's magnetic field has a north and south pole. We can use the magnetic field of the Earth to help navigate by using a magnetic compass. Compasses can also be used to figure out which side of a magnet is the north or south pole of that magnet.

See also:

magnetic dipole
magnetic monopole
electromagnet
molecular magnet

Magnet is also the name of a commune in the Allier département, in France

Magnet, Nebraska

(From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia)

Magnet is a village located in Cedar County, Nebraska. As of the 2000 census, the village had a total population of 79.

Geography

Magnet is located at 42°27'19" North, 97°28'15" West (42.455401, -97.470798)¹. According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 0.4 km² (0.1 mi²). 0.4 km² (0.1 mi²) of it is land and none of it is covered by water.

Demographics

As of the census of 2000, there are 79 people, 37 households, and 20 families residing in the village. The population density is 217.9/km² (547.7/mi²). There are 39 housing units at an average density of 107.6/km² (270.4/mi²). The racial makeup of the village is 94.94% White, 0.00% African American, 3.80% Native American, 0.00% Asian, 0.00% Pacific Islander, 0.00% from other races, and 1.27% from two or more races. 0.00% of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race. There are 37 households out of which 13.5% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 43.2% are married couples living together, 5.4% have a female householder with no husband present, and 45.9% are non-families. 35.1% of all households are made up of individuals and 16.2% have someone living alone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size is 2.14 and the average family size is 2.80. In the village the population is spread out with 16.5% under the age of 18, 7.6% from 18 to 24, 34.2% from 25 to 44, 21.5% from 45 to 64, and 20.3% who are 65 years of age or older. The median age is 39 years. For every 100 females there are 113.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there are 127.6 males. The median income for a household in the village is $36,250, and the median income for a family is $36,250. Males have a median income of $24,000 versus $21,667 for females. The per capita income for the village is $15,357. 1.3% of the population and 0.0% of families are below the poverty line. Out of the total people living in poverty, 0.0% are under the age of 18 and 10.0% are 65 or older.

The following table is compiled from various sources, across various languages. When English abbreviations or acronyms come from a non-English source, this is noted.
Entry	Source	Expression	Field
MAGNET	English	Multimedia Action Groups Network	N/A
Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references).

Context	Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus).
Desire	Desideratum; want; (requirement); "a consummation devoutly to be wished "; attraction, magnet, allurement, fancy, temptation, seduction, fascination, prestige, height of one's ambition, idol; whim, whimsy, whimsey; maggot; hobby, hobby-horse.
Motive	Inducement, consideration; attraction; loadstone; magnet, magnetism, magnetic force; allectation, allective; temptation, enticement, agacerie, allurement, witchery; bewitchment, bewitchery; charm; spell; fascination, blandishment, cajolery; seduction, seducement; honeyed words, voice of the tempter, song of the Sirens forbidden fruit, golden apple.
Recession	Lodestone, loadstone, lodestar, loadstar; magnet, permanent magnet, siderite, magnetite; electromagnet; magnetic coil, voice coil; magnetic dipole; motor coil, rotor, stator.
Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus.

Domain	Usage
Screenplays	Gordon! How long does it take for a magnet to lose its power? (Wild Wild West; writing credit: Jim Thomas; John Thomas) You know what a magnet is, don't you? (Me and My Pal; writing credit: Arthur Kober; Norman Krasna) I mean, well, you are a warlock magnet. (Charmed; writing credit: Colman deKay) Dud,e you the mad chick magnet! (Mallrats; writing credit: Kevin Smith) It's not that bad. If this were 1775, you'd be a total chick magnet. (Everwood; writing credit: Michael Green; Rina Mimoun)
Lyrics	Attracting honeys like a magnet ("No Diggity"; performing artist: Blackstreet) You're the magnet to my pole ("Brand New Day"; performing artist: Sting)
Movie/TV Titles	Magnet Großstadt (1964) The Magnet (1950) Babe Magnet (1994) The Magnificent Magical Magnet of Santa Mesa (1977)
Song Titles	MAGNET & STEEL (performing artist: Walter Egan )
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Domain	Title
References	Tridelta Magnet Technology Holdings: International Competitive Benchmarks and Financial Gap Analysis (reference) The World Market for Electromagnets, Permanent Magnets, Electromagnetic or Permanent Magnet Chucks and Clamps, and Parts Thereof: A 2004 Global Trade Perspective (reference) (more reference examples)

Books	Chicka Chicka ABC Magnet Book [ABRIDGED] (reference) Clifford the Big Red Dog Magnet Math (reference) How to Be a People Magnet : Finding Friends--and Lovers--and Keeping Them for Life (reference) Magnet Therapy : An Alternative Medicine Definitive Guide (reference) Mr. Fixit's Magnet Machine: Level 2 (The Busy World of Richard Scarry) (reference) (more book examples)

Periodicals	Magnet (reference) Magnet Newsletter (reference) Recycling Magnet (reference) (more periodical examples)

Theater & Movies	Be a Magnet To Success Training Video (reference) (more DVD examples; more video examples)

Music	Psycho Magnet (reference) (more classical music examples; more popular music examples)

High Tech	Educational Action Pack - Magnet Media (reference) Projects In Flash 5 Professional Edition - Magnet Media (reference) (more camera examples; more video game examples; more computer examples; more electronic examples; more software examples)

Consumer Goods	Global 20-Inch Wall Magnet (reference) (more baby examples; more wireless phone examples; more garden examples; more kitchen examples; more tool examples)
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Author	Quotation
Richter	Beauty attracts us men; but if, like an armed magnet it is pointed, beside, with gold or silver, it attracts with tenfold power.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

Title	Author	Quote
Gulliver's Travels	Swift, Jonathan	For in this magnet the forces always act in lines parallel to its direction.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

Subject	Topic	Quote
Health		In MRI, a powerful magnet linked to a computer is used to make detailed pictures of areas in the body. These pictures are viewed on a monitor and can also be printed. (references)
		Implants that use transcutaneous connectors contain an implanted magnet and some ferrous materials that are incompatible with the high magnetic fields of an MRI scanner. (references)
		Researchers are studying whether transcranial magnetic stimulation, a procedure which uses a strong magnet held outside the head to influence brain activity, may reduce seizures. (references)
Business		IC cards are expected to replace the present magnet strip cards gradually in the future. (references)
		Several Korean department stores, including the Shinsegae Department Store (E-Mart), New Core Department Store (Kim's Club), Lotte Shopping (Magnet), Grand Department Store (Grand Mart) and Dong-A Department Store in Daegu (Delta Club) also are moving into the discount store business. (references)
Economic History	Sierra Leone	Fourah Bay College, established in 1827, rapidly became a magnet for English-speaking Africans on the West Coast. (references)
	Russia	It has hundreds of churches and dozens of notable cathedrals; it has become Russia's principal magnet for foreign investment and business presence. (references)
Lexicography	Devil's Dictionary	MAGNETISM, n. Something acting upon a magnet. The two definitions immediately foregoing are condensed from the works of one thousand eminent scientists, who have illuminated the subject with a great white light, to the inexpressible advancement of human knowledge.
Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits.

"Magnet" is generally used as a noun (singular) -- approximately 96.26% of the time. "Magnet" is used about 294 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted)

Parts of Speech	Percent	Usage per 100 Million Words	Rank in English
Noun (singular)	96.26%	283	17,340
Noun (proper)	3.06%	9	117,287
Unclassified Items	0.34%	1	339,140
Noun (common)	0.34%	1	339,140
Total	100.00%	294	N/A

Country	Name
South Africa	Tridelta Magnet Technology Holdings
	(more examples...)

1. Magnet, IN
Zip Code(s): 47555
Country: USA

2. 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
Country: USA

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Expression: Magnet

Expressions using "magnet": armed magnet ♦ artificial magnet ♦ bar magnet ♦ draw smb. like a magnet ♦ field magnet ♦ Horsehoe magnet ♦ horseshoe magnet ♦ injection moldable magnet ♦ injection mouldable magnet ♦ Keeper of a magnet ♦ lifting magnet ♦ moment of a magnet ♦ natural magnet ♦ permanent magnet ♦ static magnet ♦ the properties of the magnet ♦ To arm a magnet. Additional references.
Hyphenated Usage
	Beginning with "magnet": magnet-making, Magnet-Resonanz-Computertomographie.
	Ending with "magnet": permanent-magnet.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Frequency of Internet Keywords: Magnet

The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com.

Expression	Frequency per Day
mosquito magnet	3,977
magnet	2,429
refrigerator magnet	387
liberty mosquito magnet	204
rare earth magnet	187
magnet therapy	184
monster magnet	172
magnet school	157
save the date magnet	135
magnet and health	119
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Modern Translations: Magnet

Language		Translations for "magnet"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.
Albanian		magnet (loadstone, lodestone). (various references)

Arabic		‏مغناطيس, ‏حجر المغنطيس. (various references)

Basque		iman. (various references)

Bulgarian		магнитен (magnetic), магнит (loadstone, lodestone). (various references)

Catalan		imant. (various references)

Chinese		磁鐵 , 磁�"�, 巨� � (tycoon). (various references)

Czech		magnet. (various references)

Danish		magnet (hell raiser, helraser). (various references)

Dutch		magneet (magneto). (various references)

Esperanto		magneto. (various references)

Farsi		مغناطیس , جذب کردن (Absorb, Amuse, Attract, Imbibe, Sop, Sponge), اهن ربا. (various references)

Finnish		magneetti. (various references)

French		aimant. (various references)

German		Magnet (hell raiser, helraser, lodestone, solenoid). (various references)

Greek		μαγνήτης (hell raiser, helraser). (various references)

Hebrew		מ�'� ט, אבן שואבת (lodestone). (various references)

Hungarian		mágnes (keeper, loadstone, lodestone). (various references)

Indonesian		besi berani. (various references)

Irish		maighnéad, adhmait. (various references)

Italian		magnete (lodestone, magneto). (various references)

Japanese Kanji		磁石 , マグネシウ� 合金 (electromagnetic loudspeaker, magma, magnesium alloy, magnetic, magnetic card, magnetic ink). (various references)

Japanese Katakana		マグネット , じしゃく. (various references)

Korean		자석 (magnetic, Magnetical). (various references)

Manx		magnaid, clagh hayrn (lodestone, magnetite). (various references)

Occitan		imant. (various references)

Papiamen		magnet. (various references)

Pig Latin		agnetmay.(various references)

Portuguese		ímã. (various references)

Romanian		magnet. (various references)

Russian		магнит. (various references)

Serbo-Croatian		magnetski, magnet (loadstone, lodestone, magneto). (various references)

Spanish		imán (hell raiser, helraser, imam). (various references)

Swedish		magnet (hell raiser, helraser, loadstone, lodestone). (various references)

Turkish		mıknatıs. (various references)

Turkmen		magnit (r). (various references)

Ukranian		магніт, електромагніт (electromagnet). (various references)

Vietnamese		vật có sức hấp dẫn mạnh. (various references)

Welsh		tynfaen (loadstone). (various references)
Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

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Ancestral Language Translations: Magnet

Language	Period	Translations
Greek	700 BCE-300 CE	ho Magnes lithos. (various references)
Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

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Derivations & Misspellings: Magnet

Derivations
	Words beginning with "magnet": magnetic, magnetically, magnetics, magnetise, magnetised, magnetises, magnetising, magnetism, magnetisms, magnetite, magnetites, magnetizable, magnetization, magnetizations, magnetize, magnetized, magnetizer, magnetizers, magnetizes, magnetizing, magneto, magnetoelectric, magnetofluiddynamics, magnetograph, magnetographs, magnetohydrodynamic, magnetohydrodynamics, magnetometer, magnetometers, magnetometric, magnetometries, magnetometry, magneton, magnetons, magnetopause, magnetopauses, magnetoresistance, magnetoresistances, magnetos, magnetosphere, magnetospheres, magnetospheric, magnetostatic, magnetostriction, magnetostrictions, magnetostrictive, magnetostrictively, magnetron, magnetrons, magnets. (additional references)
	Words ending with "magnet": antiferromagnet, electromagnet, ferrimagnet, ferromagnet, paramagnet. (additional references)
	Words containing "magnet": aeromagnetic, antiferromagnetic, antiferromagnetically, antiferromagnetism, antiferromagnetisms, antiferromagnets, antimagnetic, demagnetization, demagnetizations, demagnetize, demagnetized, demagnetizer, demagnetizers, demagnetizes, demagnetizing, diamagnetic, diamagnetism, diamagnetisms, electromagnetic, electromagnetically, electromagnetism, electromagnetisms, electromagnets, ferrimagnetic, ferrimagnetically, ferrimagnetism, ferrimagnetisms, ferrimagnets, ferromagnetic, ferromagnetism, ferromagnetisms, ferromagnets, geomagnetic, geomagnetically, geomagnetism, geomagnetisms, gyromagnetic, hydromagnetic, nonmagnetic, paleomagnetic, paleomagnetically, paleomagnetism, paleomagnetisms, paleomagnetist, paleomagnetists, paramagnetic, paramagnetically, paramagnetism, paramagnetisms, paramagnets, thermomagnetic. (additional references)
Misspellings
	"Magnet" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: agnet, amonet, anget, Bagnet, dagnet, Macnott, magen, magget, magine, magint, Magnac, Magnan, magne, magnent, Magner, magneta, magnetc, Magneti, Magni, Magnie, magnneta, Magnol, magret, Maguni, malgnet, manent, manet, Mangat, manget, manut, marnit, maynot, Meggett, meghe, Meghnad, Migeot, miget, migned, Mignot, Mignott, minett, minget, Monglet, muget, Mugney, Mungret, naget. (additional references)
Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references).

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Rhyming with "Magnet"

# of Phoneme Matches	Pronunciation	Word(s) rhyming with "magnet" (pronounced ma"gnut)
6	m a" g n u t	electromagnet, ferromagnet, magnate.
3	-n u t	affectionate, alternate, baronet, Bennet, bicarbonate, bluebonnet, bonnet, cabinet, compassionate, coordinate, definite, diaconate, dispassionate, disproportionate, effeminate, extortionate, fortunate, garnet, geminate, granite, hornet, incarnate, indefinite, indeterminate, indiscriminate, infinite, innominate, inordinate, laminate, minute, obstinate, passionate, peanut, Pinot, planet, proportionate, rennet, senate, Sennet, sultanate, tenet, unfortunate, unit.
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Anagrams: Magnet

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams
	Words within the letters "a-e-g-m-n-t"
	-1 letter: agent, ament, mange, meant, menta.
	-2 letters: amen, ante, etna, gaen, game, gane, gate, gent, geta, gnat, mage, mane, mate, mean, meat, meta, name, neat, nema, tame, tang, team.
	-3 letters: age, ane, ant, ate, eat, eng, eta, gae, gam, gan, gat, gem, gen, get, mae, mag, man, mat, meg, men, met, nae, nag, nam, net, tae, tag, tam, tan, tea, teg, ten.
	-4 letters: ae, ag, am, an, at, em, en, et, ma, me, na, ne, ta.
	Words containing the letters "a-e-g-m-n-t"
	+1 letter: augment, garment, gateman, gatemen, magenta, magnate, magneto, magnets, margent, megaton, mintage, montage, mutagen, nametag, teaming, tegmina.
	+2 letters: agminate, argentum, argument, augments, emigrant, enigmata, fragment, garments, geminate, gunmetal, ligament, magentas, magnates, magnetic, magneton, magnetos, mangiest, margents, megatons, metaling, mintages, misagent, montaged, montages, mutagens, nametags, remating, steaming, tegmenta, tegminal, tegumina, umangite.
	+3 letters: agreement, alignment, antheming, argentums, argumenta, arguments, augmented, augmenter, augmentor, centigram, cremating, demasting, emanating, emigrants, emulating, enigmatic, fragments, garmented, geminated, geminates, gemmating, gemmation, gentleman, geomantic, germinate, glutamine, grantsmen, gunmetals, lamenting, ligaments, magnesite, magnetics, magnetise, magnetism, magnetite, magnetize, magnetons, magnetron, magnitude, manganate, manganite, margented, marginate, marketing, mastering, mattering, mediating, metalling, misagents, miseating, morganite, mutagenic, nightmare, pentagram, reteaming, segmental, streaming, tampering, tegmental, termagant, trameling, umangites.
	+4 letters: abridgment, agreements, alightment, alignments, alimenting, amnestying, antimerger, argumentum, assignment, attempting, augmenters, augmenting, augmentors, centigrams, decimating, dermatogen, emaciating, emarginate, embattling, emendating, emigrating, emigration, engagement, ergotamine, estimating, fragmental, fragmented, gametangia, garmenting, gastronome, geminating, gemination, gemmations, gentamicin, germinated, germinates, glutamines, hatemonger, homogenate, impregnant, impregnate, judgmental, macerating, magnesites, magnetised, magnetises, magnetisms, magnetites, magnetized, magnetizer, magnetizes, magnetrons, magnitudes, management, manganates, manganites, mangosteen, margenting, marginated, marginates, marketings, martingale, medicating, meditating, metalising, metalizing, misseating, moderating, morganites, multirange, negativism, nematology, nightmares, numerating, outbeaming, paramagnet, pentagrams, permeating, pigmentary, ravagement, reargument, regimental, rematching, restamping, ringmaster, segmentary, signalment, smartening, smattering, stammering, stampeding, steamering, streamings, tanglement, termagants, timesaving, tramelling, trammeling, trigeminal, triggerman.
	+5 letters: abridgement, abridgments, alightments, amblygonite, argumentive, arraignment, arrangement, assignments, assuagement, attempering, centimorgan, charmingest, checkmating, congealment, deaminating, demagnetize, demarcating, derangement, dermatogens, diamagnetic, draughtsmen, drumbeating, earthmoving, eliminating, emigrations, empathising, empathizing, engagements, engraftment, enigmatical, enlargement, enumerating, ergotamines, ferrimagnet, ferromagnet, fragmentary, fragmentate, fragmenting, fragmentize, gametangium, gametogenic, gangsterdom, gangsterism, garnishment, gastronomes, geminations, gentamicins, gentlemanly, gentlewoman, geomagnetic, germinating, germination, germinative, glutaminase, gonadectomy, grandmaster, grandmother, hatemongers, homogenates, imaginative, impetrating, imprecating, impregnants, impregnated, impregnates, impregnator, ligamentous, magnetising, magnetizers, magnetizing, magnificent, maledicting, malignities, maltreating, managements, mangosteens, manifesting, martingales, mastheading, meatpacking, megatonnage, megavitamin, meliorating, merchanting, mercurating, metageneses, metagenesis, metagenetic, metallizing, methylating, misaltering, miscreating, misrelating, misteaching, mistreating, multiagency, mutageneses, mutagenesis, negativisms, nonargument, nonmagnetic, nystagmuses, ornamenting, outdreaming, overgarment, paramagnets, platemaking, pomegranate, prestamping, ravagements, readmitting, realignment, reanimating, rearguments, regimentals, remarketing, remastering, remediating, remigration, ringmasters, segmentally, signalments, smatterings, stalemating, steelmaking, tanglements, terminating, trammelling, trigeminals, unmitigated, witenagemot.
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