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| mag·net [ mágnət ] (plural mag·nets) |
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1. piece of metal that attracts metal: a piece of metal that has the power to draw iron or steel objects toward it and to hold or move them
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2.
Same as electromagnet
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3. source of great attraction: somebody or something that has a great power of attraction over people
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| [15th century. Directly or via French< Latin magneta form of magnes< Greek Magnēs lithos "stone from Magnesia," Asia Minor] |
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