Magnet

Table of contents

1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Noun 1.2.1 Derived terms 1.2.2 Related terms 1.2.3 Translations 1.3 See also 2 German 2.1 Noun 3 Swedish 3.1 Noun

English

Etymology

From the Greek μαγνήτης λίθος (magnítis líthos), magnesian stone.

Noun

magnet (magnets )

1. A piece of material that attracts some metals by magnetism.

Derived terms

• magnetic
• magnetise , magnetize
• magnetism
• electromagnet
• permanent magnet

Related terms

• magnetite
• Magnesia

Translations

• Chinese: 磁鐵 , 磁铁
• Dutch: magneet f
• French: aimant m
• German: Magnet m
• Greek: μαγνήτης m
• Italian: magnete m, calamita f
• Japanese: 磁石
• Korean: 자석
• Portuguese: ímã m
• Russian: магнит m
• Spanish: imán m
• Swedish: magnet c

See also

• Wikipedia article on magnets
• Wikipedia article on magnetism

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German

Noun

Magnet m (plural: Magneten )

1. magnet

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Swedish

Noun

magnet c (plural magneter , definite singular magneten , definite plural magneterna )

1. magnet