magnetic

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Nevertheless, writing to a friend from Vienna, he said: "I have observed that the magnetic is almost the same as the electric fluid, and that it may be propagated in the same manner, by means of intermediate bodies.

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  1. adjective Of or relating to magnetism or magnets.
  2. adjective Having the properties of a magnet.
  3. adjective Capable of being magnetized or attracted by a magnet.
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  • He had that quality, which we vaguely term magnetic, the quality of attaching others to us, and maintaining over them the ascendency of our character and ideas. —  William Lloyd Garrison
  • Geer said art is magnetic, which is why it was able to bring the ASU community closer to the downtown Phoenix community. —  ASU Web Devil - ASU's Online News Source -
  • In research published on Thursday, auditor Craig Wright tested the ability of a special type of electron microscope, known as a magnetic force microscope, to read data that has been erased. —  Hack In The Box
  • The induction cook top is electro-magnetic, isolating all of its energy on the item being cooked. —  Summit Daily News - Top Stories
  • Washington, March 12: An International team of physicists has been able to prove the existence of a "spin battery", a battery that is "charged" by applying a large magnetic field to nano-magnets in a device called a magnetic tunnel junction —  dailyindia.com News Feed
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  1. = French magnétique = Spanish magnético = Portuguese Italian magnetico (cf. D. G. magnetisch = Danish Swedish magnetisk), from New Latin magneticus (New Greek μαγνητικός), of a magnet, from Latin magnes (magnet-), from Greek μάγνης (μαγνητ-), a magnet: see magnet.
 

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