3 definitions found
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Magnetism \Mag"net*ism\, n. [Cf. F. magn['e]tisme.]
The property, quality, or state, of being magnetic; the
manifestation of the force in nature which is seen in a
magnet.
2. The science which treats of magnetic phenomena.
3. Power of attraction; power to excite the feelings and to
gain the affections. ``By the magnetism of interest our
affections are irresistibly attracted.'' --Glanvill.
{Animal magnetism}, a force, more or less analogous to
magnetism, which it has been alleged, is produced in
animal tissues, and passes from one body to another with
or without actual contact The existence of such a force,
and its potentiality for the cure of disease, were
asserted by Mesmer in 1775. His theories and methods were
afterwards called mesmerism, a name which has been
popularly applied to theories and claims not put forward
by Mesmer himself. See {Mesmerism}, {Biology}, {Od},
{Hypnotism}.
{Terrestrial magnetism}, the magnetic force exerted by the
earth, and recognized by its effect upon magnetized
needles and bars.
From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]:
magnetism
n 1: attraction for iron; associated with electric currents as
well as magnets; characterized by fields of force [syn:
{magnetic attraction}, {magnetic force}]
2: the branch of science that studies magnetism [syn: {magnetics}]
From THE DEVIL'S DICTIONARY ((C)1911 Released April 15 1993) [devils]:
MAGNETISM, n. Something acting upon a magnet.
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