English to English Dictionary

Magnet

An object that produces a magnetic field, attracting certain metals.

Magnetic

Exhibiting magnetism; having the properties of a magnet, able to attract iron or steel.

Magnetic Attraction

The physical force exerted by magnets that causes certain materials to draw near or stick to them.

Magnetic Envelope

A region around a magnetic material where magnetic forces can be detected.

Magnetic North

The direction that a compass needle points, which is towards the magnetic pole of the Earth.

Magnetic Resonance Imaging

A medical imaging technique that uses a strong magnetic field and radio waves to create detailed images of the organs and tissues within the body.

Magnetic anomaly

A local variation in the Earth's magnetic field resulting from variations in the chemistry or magnetism of the rocks.

Magnetic card

A plastic card containing a strip of magnetic material on which digital information can be stored and read.

Magnetic force

The attraction or repulsion that arises between electrically charged particles because of their motion.

Magnetic stripe card

A type of card capable of storing data by modifying the magnetism of tiny iron-based magnetic particles on a band of magnetic material on the card.

Magnetic-repulsion

The mutual tending of two bodies to separate from each other due to the interaction of their magnetic fields, specifically when like poles are brought close together.

Magnetize

To make a material magnetic or to attract something with a magnet.