magnetic

See also: magnètic

English

Alternative forms

• magnetical (dated)
• magnetick (obsolete)

Etymology

From magnet +‎ -ic.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mæɡˈnɛtɪk/

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• Rhymes: -ɛtɪk

Adjective

magnetic (comparative more magnetic, superlative most magnetic)

1. Of, relating to, operating by, or caused by magnetism.

   a magnetic recorder

   • 1818, Thomas Brown, Inquiry into the Relation of Cause and Effect, third edition, page 83:

     [M]agnetic action […] is the subsequence of the motion of iron to the approach of a loadstone.

2. Having the properties of a magnet, especially the ability to draw or pull.
3. Determined by earth's magnetic fields.

   magnetic north

   the magnetic meridian

4. Having an extraordinary ability to attract: attractive, alluring, persuasive

   He has a magnetic personality.

   • 1611, John Donne, An Anatomy of the World—The First Anniversery:

     she that had all magnetic force alone

5. (archaic) Having, susceptible to, or induced by, animal magnetism.

   a magnetic sleep

Synonyms

• (of, relating to, caused by, or operating by magnetism): magnetised, magnetized
• (having the properties a magnet): attractive, repulsive
• (having an extraordinary ability to attract): alluring, appealing, attractive, captivating, charismatic, enchanting, enthralling, fascinating, inviting, seductive, charming, appealing

Antonyms

• (antonym(s) of “of, relating to, caused by, or operating by magnetism”): antimagnetic
• (antonym(s) of “determined by earth's magnetic fields”): geographic
• (antonym(s) of “having an extraordinary ability to attract”): repulsive
• non-magnetic, nonmagnetic

Derived terms

• aeromagnetic
• amagnetic
• antimagnetic
• biomagnetic
• chromomagnetic
• cryomagnetic
• diamagnetic
• electromagnetic
• ferrimagnetic
• ferromagnetic
• flexomagnetic
• functional magnetic resonance imaging
• galvanomagnetic
• geomagnetic
• gravimagnetic
• gravitomagnetic
• gyromagnetic
• heliomagnetic
• hydromagnetic
• hypermagnetic
• immunomagnetic
• magnetical
• magnetically
• magneticalness
• magnetic anisotropy
• magnetic battery
• magnetic bearing
• magnetic bottle
• magnetic card
• magnetic circuit
• magnetic compass
• magnetic core memory
• magnetic crochet
• magnetic declination
• magnetic deviation
• magnetic dip
• magnetic drawing board
• magnetic energy
• magnetic equator
• magnetic field
• magnetic flux
• magnetic flux density
• Magnetic Island
• magneticity
• magnetic lens
• magnetic levitation
• magnetic levitation train
• magnetic local time
• magnetic mine
• magnetic mirror
• magnetic moment
• magnetic monopole
• magneticness
• magnetic north
• magnetic North Pole
• magnetic permeability
• magnetic poetry
• magnetic polarity
• magnetic pole
• magnetic quantum number
• magnetic recording
• magnetic resonance angiography
• magnetic resonance imaging
• magnetic resonance tomography
• magnetic reversal
• magnetic skyrmion
• magnetic stirrer
• magnetic storm
• magnetic strip
• magnetic stripe
• magnetic susceptibility
• magnetic tape
• magnetic termite
• magnetic thermometer
• magnetic trap
• magnetic variation
• metamagnetic
• micromagnetic
• nanomagnetic
• neuromagnetic
• non-magnetic
• nonmagnetic
• north magnetic pole
• nuclear magnetic pulse
• nuclear magnetic resonance
• palaeomagnetic
• paleomagnetic
• paramagnetic
• photomagnetic
• phrenomagnetic
• piezomagnetic
• pseudomagnetic
• pyromagnetic
• rotating magnetic field
• semimagnetic
• spin magnetic moment
• thermomagnetic
• ultramagnetic
• zoomagnetic

Related terms

• magnet

Translations

of, relating to, caused by, or operating by magnetism

Arabic: مِغْنَاطِيسِيّ (miḡnāṭīsiyy) Armenian: մագնիսական (hy) (magnisakan) Belarusian: магні́тны (mahnítny) Bulgarian: магни́тен (magníten) Catalan: magnètic (ca) Chinese: Mandarin: 有磁性的 (yǒu cíxìng de) Czech: magnetický (cs) Dutch: magnetisch (nl) Finnish: magneettinen (fi) French: magnétique (fr) Galician: magnético (gl) Georgian: მაგნიტური (magniṭuri) German: magnetisch (de) Greek: μαγνητικός (el) (magnitikós) Hebrew: מַגְנֵטִי m (magnetí) Hungarian: mágnes- (hu), mágneses (hu) Indonesian: magnetis (id) Irish: maighnéadach, adhmainteach Italian: magnetico (it) Japanese: 磁気の (ja) (じきの, jiki no) Kazakh: магниттік (magnittık) Korean: 자석의 (ko) (jaseog-ui) Kyrgyz: магниттик (magnittik) Latin: magneticus Norwegian: Bokmål: magnetisk Occitan: magnetic (oc) Persian: مغناطیسی (fa) (mağnâtisi) Polish: magnetyczny (pl) Portuguese: magnético (pt) Romanian: magnetic (ro) Russian: магни́тный (ru) (magnítnyj) Scottish Gaelic: magnaiteach Slovak: magnetický Spanish: magnético (es) Swahili: -a sumaku Swedish: magnetisk (sv) Tagalog: balniin Thai: แม่เหล็ก (th) (mɛ̂ɛ-lèk) Ukrainian: магні́тний (mahnítnyj) Yiddish: מאַגנעטיש (magnetish)

having the properties of a magnet

Belarusian: магні́тны (mahnítny) Catalan: magnètic (ca) Chinese: Mandarin: 有磁性的 (yǒu cíxìng de) Czech: magnetický (cs) Dutch: magnetisch (nl) Finnish: magneettinen (fi) French: magnétique (fr) Galician: magnético (gl) German: magnetisch (de) Greek: μαγνητικός (el) (magnitikós) Hungarian: mágneses (hu) Irish: maighnéadach, adhmainteach Italian: magnetico (it), magnetica (it) Japanese: 磁気の (ja) (じきの, jiki no) Kazakh: магниттік (magnittık) Latin: magnēsius Norwegian: Bokmål: magnetisk Portuguese: magnético (pt) Romanian: magnetic (ro) Russian: магни́тный (ru) (magnítnyj) Scottish Gaelic: magnaiteach Spanish: magnético (es) Swahili: -a sumaku Swedish: magnetisk (sv) Tagalog: balniin Ukrainian: магні́тний (mahnítnyj) Yiddish: מאַגנעטיש (magnetish)

determined by earth's magnetic fields

Belarusian: магні́тны (mahnítny) Bulgarian: магни́тен (magníten) Czech: magnetický (cs) Dutch: magnetisch (nl) Finnish: magneettinen (fi) French: magnétique (fr) Galician: magnético (gl) German: magnetisch (de) Greek: μαγνητικός (el) (magnitikós) Hungarian: mágneses (hu) Irish: maighnéadach, adhmainteach Italian: magnetico (it) Japanese: 磁気の (ja) (じきの, jiki no) Norwegian: Bokmål: magnetisk Portuguese: magnético (pt) Romanian: magnetic (ro) Russian: магни́тный (ru) (magnítnyj) Scottish Gaelic: magnaiteach Slovak: magnetický Spanish: magnético (es) Swahili: -a sumaku Swedish: magnetisk (sv) Ukrainian: магні́тний (mahnítnyj)

having an extraordinary ability to attract

Bulgarian: магнети́чен (magnetíčen) Catalan: magnètic (ca) Finnish: magneettinen (fi), puoleensavetävä (fi) French: magnétique (fr) Galician: magnético (gl) German: anziehend (de), (slang) magnetisch (de) Greek: σαγηνευτικός (el) (sagineftikós), μαγνητικός (el) (magnitikós) Hungarian: elragadó (hu), vonzó (hu) Italian: magnetico (it) Japanese: 引きつける (hikitsukeru), 惹きつける (hikitsukeru) Norwegian: Bokmål: fengslende (no), forførisk, lokkende, magnetisk, tiltrekkende Portuguese: magnético (pt) Romanian: atractiv (ro), magnetic (ro) Russian: магнети́ческий (ru) (magnetíčeskij) Spanish: magnético (es) Swedish: fängslande (sv), förförisk (sv), lockande (sv), magnetisk (sv), tilldragande (sv)

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Chinese: Mandarin: (please verify) 磁性 (zh) (cíxìng) Esperanto: (please verify) magneta (eo) Ido: (please verify) magnetala (io) Telugu: (please verify) అయస్కాంత (ayaskānta)

Occitan

Pronunciation

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Adjective

magnetic m (feminine singular magnetica, masculine plural magnetics, feminine plural magneticas)

1. magnetic
   • 2019 January 18, “La planeta dels tres pòls magnetics”, in Jornalet‎:

     Son camp magnetic es lo pus grand del Sistèma Solar.

     Its magnetic field is the largest in the Solar System.

Further reading

• Joan de Cantalausa (2006) Diccionari general occitan a partir dels parlars lengadocians‎, 2 edition, →ISBN, page 617.

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French magnétique. By surface analysis, magnet +‎ -ic.

Adjective

magnetic m or n (feminine singular magnetică, masculine plural magnetici, feminine and neuter plural magnetice)

1. magnetic

Declension

Declension of magnetic

		singular				plural
		masculine	neuter	feminine		masculine	neuter	feminine
nominative- accusative	indefinite	magnetic		magnetică		magnetici	magnetice
	definite	magneticul		magnetica		magneticii	magneticele
genitive- dative	indefinite	magnetic		magnetice		magnetici	magnetice
	definite	magneticului		magneticei		magneticilor	magneticelor