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magnet meaning
EN
[ˈmæɡnət]
W
Magnet
A magnet (from Greek μαγνήτις λίθος magnḗtis líthos,
A permanent magnet is an object made from a material that is magnetized and creates its own persiste
Ferromagnetic materials can be divided into magnetically "soft" materials like annealed iron,
magnet
Noun
PL
magnets
PRE
magnet-
A
piece
of
material
that
attracts
some
metals
by
magnetism
.
(
informal
,
figuratively
,
preceded
by a
noun
) A
person
or
thing
that
attracts
what is
denoted
by the
preceding
noun
.
He always had a girl on his arm - he's a bit of a babe-
magnet
.
More Examples
Used in the Middle of Sentence
Street drug sales are a huge problem for law enforcement since they are a
magnet
for gun violence and drug users.
Meaning of
magnet
for the defined word.
Grammatically, this word "magnet" is a
noun
, more specifically, a
countable noun
.
Part-of-Speech Hierarchy
Nouns
Countable nouns
Difficultness: Level 3
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Easy ➨ Difficult
Definiteness: Level 8
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Definite ➨ Versatile
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