lodestone
/ˈloʊdˌstoʊn/
lodestone noun: the mineral magnetite.
Noun
lodestone (plural lodestones)
lodestone meaning in Tamil, Bengali, Kannada and Gujarati
lodestone in Tamil
- காந்தக் கல், காந்தக்கல்
lodestone in Bengali
- খনিজ ম্যাগনেটাইট, প্রাকৃতিকভাবে পাওয়া যেকোনো চুম্বক, কারও আকর্ষণ, মনোযোগের কেন্দ্রবিন্দু
lodestone in Kannada
- ಸೂಜಿಗಲ್ಲು, ಕಾಂತಗಲ್ಲು
lodestone in Gujarati
- lodestone
- લોહચુંબક lohcumbak
More languagesFewer languages
- lodestone in Indonesian
- magnetit, batu magnet
Forms of lodestone
| plural | lodestones |
|---|---|
| alternative form | loadstone |
Origin of lodestone
First attested from 1515, from Middle English lode (“guide”) + stone. From use as a guide tool by mariners. See also: lodestar.
Questions about lodestone
- What does lodestone mean?
- Lodestone means the mineral magnetite.
- What is lodestone in Tamil?
- Lodestone in Tamil is காந்தக் கல், காந்தக்கல். See Lodestone meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is lodestone?
- Lodestone is a noun.
- How do you pronounce lodestone?
- Lodestone is pronounced /ˈloʊdˌstoʊn/ (US).
- What is the plural of lodestone?
- The plural of lodestone is lodestones.
Words near lodestone in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: lodestone (page history and authors); lodestone (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); lodestone (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors); lodestone (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors); લોહચુંબક (Gujarati) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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