MAGNET, n. Something acted upon by magnetism.

Source: THE DEVIL'S DICTIONARY ((C)1911 Released April 15 1993)
 

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 code: 30310
Located within: Nebraska (NE), FIPS 31
Location: 42.455401 N, 97.470798 W
ZIP Codes (1990): 68749
Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
Headwords: Magnet, NE Magnet

Source: U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000)
 

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 loadstone; a species of iron ore (the ferrosoferric or magnetic ore, Fe3O4) which has the property of attracting iron and some of its ores, and, when freely suspended, of pointing to the poles; -- called also natural magnet. [1913 Webster]

Dinocrates began to make the arched roof of the temple of Arsino["e] all of magnet, or this loadstone. --Holland. [1913 Webster]

Two magnets, heaven and earth, allure to bliss, The larger loadstone that, the nearer this. --Dryden. [1913 Webster]

2. (Physics) A bar or mass of steel or iron to which the peculiar properties of the loadstone have been imparted; -- called, in distinction from the loadstone, an artificial magnet. [1913 Webster]

Note: An artificial magnet, produced by the action of an electrical current, is called an electro-magnet. [1913 Webster]

Field magnet (Physics & Elec.), a magnet used for producing and maintaining a magnetic field; -- used especially of the stationary or exciting magnet of a dynamo or electromotor in distinction from that of the moving portion or armature. [1913 Webster] Magnetic

Source: The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
 

36 Moby Thesaurus words for "magnet": ambition, artificial magnet, bar magnet, catch, center of attraction, center of consciousness, center of interest, cynosure, dearest wish, desideration, desideratum, desire, electromagnetic lifting magnet, field magnet, focal point, focus, focus of attention, forbidden fruit, glimmering goal, golden vision, hope, horseshoe magnet, lodestar, lodestone, magnetic needle, magnetite, paramagnet, plum, point of convergence, polestar, prime focus, prize, solenoid, temptation, trophy, wish

Source: Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
 

magnet

Source: WordNet (r) 2.0
 

Magnet \Mag"net\, n. [OE. magnete, OF. magnete, L. magnes, -etis, Gr. ? ? a magnet, metal that looked like silver, prop., Magnesian stone, fr. Gr. ?, a country in Thessaly. Cf. Magnesia, Manganese.]

1. The loadstone; a species of iron ore (the ferrosoferric or magnetic ore, Fe3O4) which has the property of attracting iron and some of its ores, and, when freely suspended, of pointing to the poles; -- called also natural magnet.

Dinocrates began to make the arched roof of the temple of Arsino["e] all of magnet, or this loadstone. --Holland.

Two magnets, heaven and earth, allure to bliss, The larger loadstone that, the nearer this. --Dryden.

2. (Physics) A bar or mass of steel or iron to which the peculiar properties of the loadstone have been imparted; -- called, in distinction from the loadstone, an artificial magnet.

Note: An artificial magnet, produced by the action of a voltaic or electrical battery, is called an electro-magnet.

Field magnet (Physics & Elec.), a magnet used for producing and maintaining a magnetic field; -- used especially of the stationary or exciting magnet of a dynamo or electromotor in distinction from that of the moving portion or armature.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)