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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Magnet \Mag"net\, n. [OE. magnete, OF magnete, L. magnes,
-etis, Gr ? ? a magnet, metal that looked like silver,
prop., Magnesian stone, fr Gr ?, a country in Thessaly. Cf
{Magnesia}, {Manganese}.]
1. The loadstone; a species of iron ore (the ferrosoferric or
magnetic ore, {Fe3O4}) which has the property of
attracting iron and some of its ores, and when freely
suspended, of pointing to the poles; -- called also
{natural magnet}.
Dinocrates began to make the arched roof of the
temple of Arsino["e] all of magnet, or this
loadstone. --Holland.
Two magnets, heaven and earth, allure to bliss, The
larger loadstone that the nearer this --Dryden.
2. (Physics) A bar or mass of steel or iron to which the
peculiar properties of the loadstone have been imparted;
-- called in distinction from the loadstone, an
{artificial magnet}.
Note: An artificial magnet, produced by the action of a
voltaic or electrical battery, is called an
{electro-magnet}.
{Field magnet} (Physics & Elec.), a magnet used for producing
and maintaining a magnetic field; -- used especially of
the stationary or exciting magnet of a dynamo or
electromotor in distinction from that of the moving
portion or armature.
From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]:
magnet
n : a device that attracts iron and produces a magnetic field
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Magnet, IN
Zip code(s): 47555
Magnet, NE (village, FIPS 30310)
Location: 42.45741 N, 97.46916 W
Population (1990): 69 (37 housing units)
Area: 0.4 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 68749
From THE DEVIL'S DICTIONARY ((C)1911 Released April 15 1993) [devils]:
MAGNET, n. Something acted upon by magnetism.
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