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magnet

mag·net [ mágnət ] (plural mag·nets)


noun 
Definition:
 
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

2. 
Same as  electromagnet


3. source of great attraction: somebody or something that has a great power of attraction over people

[15th century. Directly or via French< Latin magneta form of magnes< Greek Magnēs lithos "stone from Magnesia," Asia Minor]
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