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Definition of magnetic adjective from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

     

    magnetic

     adjective
    adjective
    NAmE//mæɡˈnɛt̮ɪk//
     
    [usually before noun]
     
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  1. 1behaving like a magnet magnetic materials The block becomes magnetic when the current is switched on.
  2. 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)
  3. 3that people find very powerful and attractive a magnetic personality
magnetically
 
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NAmE//mæɡˈnɛt̮ɪkli//
 
adverbSee magnetic in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary
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