magnet

magnet
magnet (n.) mid-15c. (earlier magnes, late 14c.), from O.Fr. magnete "magnetite, magnet, lodestone," and directly from L. magnetum (nom. magnes) "lodestone," from Gk. ho Magnes lithos "the Magnesian stone," from Magnesia, region in Thessaly where magnetized ore was obtained. Figurative use from 1650s. It has spread from Latin to most Western European languages (Cf. Ger., Dan. magnet, Du. magneet, It., Sp., Port. magnete), but it was superseded in French by aimant. Also Cf. MAGNESIA (Cf. magnesia). Chick magnet attested from 1989.

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  • Magnet — Mag net (m[a^]g n[e^]t), n. [OE. magnete, OF. magnete, L. magnes, etis, Gr. Magnh^tis li qos a magnet, metal that looked like silver, prop., Magnesian stone, fr. Gr. Magnhsi a, a country in Thessaly. Cf. {Magnesia}, {Manganese}.] 1. The… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • magnet — MAGNÉT, magneţi, s.m. Minereu de fier care are proprietatea de a atrage materialele feromagnetice; corp metalic căruia i s a transmis calitatea, permanentă sau temporară, de a atrage obiectele de fier. – Din ngr. maghnítis, germ. Magnet. Trimis… …   Dicționar Român

  • Magnet — Magnet. Es gab vor Alters in Kleinasien zwei Städte, die Magnesia hießen. Die eine lag am Mäander, die andere, auch Heraklea genannt, ward zur Landschaft Lydien gerechnet und nach ihr soll der Magnet seinen Namen erhalten haben. Dieser seltsame… …   Damen Conversations Lexikon

  • magnet — [ maɲɛt ] n. m. • 1993; mot angl. « aimant » ♦ Anglic. Petit objet décoratif monté sur aimant. Des magnets. (Recomm. offic. aimantin.) ● magnet nom masculin (anglais magnet, aimant) Petit objet décoratif aimanté que l on applique sur un support… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • Magnet — Sm std. (13. Jh.), mhd. magnes, fnhd. magnet[e] Onomastische Bildung. Ist entlehnt aus l. magnēs ( ētis) und Magnēs lapis, dieses aus gr. Mágnēs (líthos), eigentlich Stein aus Magnēsíā , nach dem natürlichen Vorkommen in der thessalischen… …   Etymologisches Wörterbuch der deutschen sprache

  • Magnet — Magnet, NE U.S. village in Nebraska Population (2000): 79 Housing Units (2000): 39 Land area (2000): 0.144242 sq. miles (0.373585 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km) Total area (2000): 0.144242 sq. miles (0.373585 sq.… …   StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places

  • Magnet, NE — U.S. village in Nebraska Population (2000): 79 Housing Units (2000): 39 Land area (2000): 0.144242 sq. miles (0.373585 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km) Total area (2000): 0.144242 sq. miles (0.373585 sq. km) FIPS… …   StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places

  • magnet — màgnēt m <G magnéta> DEFINICIJA 1. fiz. tijelo koje, oko sebe stvara magnetsko polje, privlači željezo ili čelik, a odbija dijamagnetike, ima S i J pol 2. pren. onaj koji privlači pozornost [bila je magnet za novinare] FRAZEOLOGIJA imati… …   Hrvatski jezični portal

  • magnet- — magneto DEFINICIJA kao prvi dio riječi znači da se što odnosi na magnet [magnetsko; magnetično] ETIMOLOGIJA lat. magneticus: magnetski ≃ grč., v. magnet …   Hrvatski jezični portal

  • magnét- — ⇒MAGNÉT(O) , (MAGNÉT , MAGNÉTO )élém. de compos. Élém. représentant l adj. magnétique ou le subst. magnétisme. I. Élém. entrant dans la constr. de termes sav. ou techn. A. [Le 2e élém. est un adj. ou un subst. caractérisant l objet ou le… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

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