magnet
noun/ˈmæɡnət/
/ˈmæɡnət/
- a piece of iron that attracts objects made of iron towards it, either naturally or because of an electric current that is passed through itTopics Physics and chemistryc1Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
- powerful
- strong
- bar
- …
- act as
- act like
- attract something
- magnet for
- [usually singular] magnet (for somebody/something) a person, place or thing that somebody/something is attracted to
- In the 1990s the area became a magnet for new investment.
- The scent of flowers acts as a magnet to bees.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- powerful
- strong
- bar
- …
- act as
- act like
- attract something
- magnet for
- an object with a magnetic surface that you can stick onto a metal surface
- fridge magnets of your favourite cartoon characters
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- powerful
- strong
- bar
- …
- act as
- act like
- attract something
- magnet for
Word Originlate Middle English (denoting lodestone): from Latin magnes, magnet-, from Greek magnēs lithos ‘lodestone’, probably influenced by Anglo-Norman French magnete (from Latin magnes, magnet-).
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