- 1behaving like a magnet magnetic materials The block becomes magnetic when the current is switched on.
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- 2connected with or produced by magnetism magnetic properties/forces a magnetic disk (= one containing magnetic tape that stores information to be used by a computer)
- 3that people find very powerful and attractive a magnetic personality
NAmE//mæɡˈnɛt̮ɪkli//
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