Definitions for magnetic
mægˈnɛt ɪkmag·net·ic

Princeton's WordNet(2.33 / 3 votes)Rate this definition:

1. magneticadjective

   of or relating to or caused by magnetism

   "magnetic forces"

2. magnetic, magnetized, magnetisedadjective

   having the properties of a magnet; i.e. of attracting iron or steel

   "the hard disk is covered with a thin coat of magnetic material"

3. magneticadjective

   capable of being magnetized

4. magneticadjective

   determined by earth's magnetic fields

   "magnetic north"; "the needle of a magnetic compass points to the magnetic north pole"

5. charismatic, magneticadjective

   possessing an extraordinary ability to attract

   "a charismatic leader"; "a magnetic personality"

Wiktionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. magneticadjective

   of, relating to, operating by, or caused by magnetism

   a magnetic recorder

2. magneticadjective

   having the properties of a magnet, especially the ability to draw or pull

3. magneticadjective

   determined by earth's magnetic fields

   magnetic north

4. magneticadjective

   having an extraordinary ability to attract

   He has a magnetic personality.

Webster Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Magneticadjective

   alt. of Magnetical

2. Magneticnoun

   a magnet

3. Magneticnoun

   any metal, as iron, nickel, cobalt, etc., which may receive, by any means, the properties of the loadstone, and which then, when suspended, fixes itself in the direction of a magnetic meridian

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1. Magnetic

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Military Dictionary and Gazetteer(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. magnetic

   Pertaining to the magnet; possessing the properties of the magnet, or corresponding properties; as, a magnetic needle. Magnetic needle, a slender bar of steel magnetized and suspended at its centre on a sharp-pointed pivot, so that it may take freely the direction of the magnetic meridian. It constitutes the essential part of a mariner’s compass.

Editors Contribution(3.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. magnetic

   To have the energy and quality of a magnet.

   The magnet field on the earth is part of our energy fields on the planet.

   
   

   Submitted by MaryC on February 23, 2020  

British National Corpus

1. Adjectives Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'magnetic' in Adjectives Frequency: #750

How to pronounce magnetic?

1. Alex

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   David

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   Mark

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   Daniel

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   Libby

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   Mia

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   Karen

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   Hayley

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   Natasha

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   Veena

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   Priya

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   Neerja

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   Zira

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   Oliver

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   Wendy

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   Fred

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   Tessa

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How to say magnetic in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of magnetic in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of magnetic in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Examples of magnetic in a Sentence

1. Frank Herbert, Chapterhouse Dune, Missionaria Protectiva:

   All governments suffer a recurring problem: Power attracts pathological personalities. It is not that power corrupts but that it is magnetic to the corruptable. Such people have a tendency to become drunk on violence, a condition to which they are quickly addicted.

2. Manuela Ferreira:

   Adults with sudden back pain do not need to rush to get an X-ray or magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), unless the clinician suspects the patient has a more serious condition, such as fracture or cancer, less than 5 percent of patients with low back pain, however, will fall into this category.

3. Peter Drucker:

   Leadership is not magnetic personality--that can just as well be a glib tongue. It is not 'making friends and influencing people'--that is flattery. Leadership is lifting a person's vision to higher sights, the raising of a person's performance to a higher standard, the building of a personality beyond its normal limitations.

4. Nasrat Rahimi:

   First a magnetic bomb pasted to a minibus exploded, then a suicide bomber blew himself near the bus attack site and the third blast happened when a car was blown up by unknown militants, the death toll could rise from all the three blasts.

5. Dan Wilkins:

   This magnetic field getting tied up and then snapping close to the black hole heats everything around it and produces these high energy electrons that then go on to produce the X-rays.

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