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Grammar : Adj
Spell : mag-net-ik
Phonetic Transcription : mægˈnɛt ɪk



Definition of magnetic

Origin :
  • 1610s, literal; 1630s, figurative, from Modern Latin magneticus, from Latin magnes (see magnet).
  • adj drawing, attractive
Example sentences :
  • He could follow his target as though a magnetic power attracted his rifle.
  • Extract from : « Way of the Lawless » by Max Brand
  • Then there came a stir at the door, the magnetic thrill that foreruns a Somebody.
  • Extract from : « The Bacillus of Beauty » by Harriet Stark
  • The contact of her brave lips drove a magnetic flow of confidence into the man.
  • Extract from : « Thoroughbreds » by W. A. Fraser
  • The magnetic influence cannot be seen--is this a reason that it does not operate?
  • Extract from : « Female Scripture Biographies, Vol. II » by Francis Augustus Cox
  • But she expected the effect of her performance to be magnetic.
  • Extract from : « Cleo The Magnificent » by Louis Zangwill
  • How could we ever escape the terrific power of the magnetic ray?
  • Extract from : « The Floating Island of Madness » by Jason Kirby
  • All matter is magnetic in some degree, and that implies polarity.
  • Extract from : « The Machinery of the Universe » by Amos Emerson Dolbear
  • Magnetic, as when any conductor is in a changing magnetic field.
  • Extract from : « The Machinery of the Universe » by Amos Emerson Dolbear
  • Next, it should be remembered that all the elements are magnetic in some degree.
  • Extract from : « The Machinery of the Universe » by Amos Emerson Dolbear
  • Electric action, like magnetic action, begins and ends in matter.
  • Extract from : « The Machinery of the Universe » by Amos Emerson Dolbear

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