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Definition of magnet

noun

a piece of iron or other material which has its component atoms so ordered that the material exhibits properties of magnetism, such as attracting other iron-containing objects or aligning itself in an external magnetic field.
a person or thing that has a powerful attraction:the beautiful stretch of white sand is a magnet for sun-worshippers
archaic term for lodestone.

Origin:

late Middle English (denoting lodestone): from Latin magnes, magnet-, from Greek magnēs lithos 'lodestone', probably influenced by Anglo-Norman French magnete (from Latin magnes, magnet-)

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