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loadstone |
3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Loadstone \Load"stone`\, Lodestone \Lode"stone\, n. [Load, lode + stone.] (Min.) A piece of magnetic iron ore possessing polarity like a magnetic needle. See {Magnetite}. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Magnetite \Mag"net*ite\, n. (Min.) An oxide of iron ({Fe3O4}) occurring in isometric crystals, also massive, of a black color and metallic luster. It is readily attracted by a magnet and sometimes possesses polarity, being then called {loadstone}. It is an important iron ore. Called also {magnetic iron}. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: loadstone n 1: magnetite that possess polarity and has the power to attract as well as to be attracted magnetically [syn: {lodestone}] 2: magnetite that has polarity [syn: {lodestone}]
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