magnetic
/mæɡˈnɛtɪk/
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British/maɡˈnɛtɪk/
magnetic adjective: of, relating to, operating by, or caused by magnetism.
Adjective
magnetic (comparative more magnetic, superlative most magnetic)
- Of, relating to, operating by, or caused by magnetism.
- a magnetic recorder
- [M]agnetic action […] is the subsequence of the motion of iron to the approach of a loadstone.1818, Thomas Brown, Inquiry into the Relation of Cause and Effect, third edition, page 83
- Synonyms:
- magnetised, magnetized
- Having the properties of a magnet, especially the ability to draw or pull.
- Synonyms:
- attractive, repulsive
- Determined by earth's magnetic fields.
- magnetic north
- the magnetic meridian
- Having an extraordinary ability to attract: attractive, alluring, persuasive
- He has a magnetic personality.
- she that had all magnetic force alone1611, John Donne, An Anatomy of the World—The First Anniversery
- Synonyms:
- alluring, appealing, attractive, captivating, charismatic, enchanting, enthralling, fascinating, inviting, seductive
- Having, susceptible to, or induced by, animal magnetism.
- a magnetic sleep
magnetic meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu
magnetic in Hindi
- magnetic
- चुंबकीय cumbakīya
magnetic in Tamil
- காந்த, காந்த சக்தியுள்ள
magnetic in Marathi
- चुंबकीय, चुम्बकीय
magnetic in Urdu
- دلکش, جاذب, مقناطیسی
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- magnetic in Bengali
- চুম্বকীয়, অয়স্কর্ষণী, প্রবল আকর্ষণশক্তিসম্পন্ন
- magnetic in Telugu
- అయస్కాంత, అయస్కాంతము
- magnetic in Malayalam
- കാന്തികം
- magnetic in Kannada
- ಮ್ಯಾಗ್ನೆಟಿಕ್, ಆಯಸ್ಕಾಂತೀಯ, ಕಾಂತೀಯ
- magnetic in Punjabi
- ਚੁੰਬਕੀ cumbkī
- magnetic in Gujarati
- ચુંબકીય, મેગ્નેટિક, ચુમ્બકીય
- magnetic in Odia
- ଚୁମ୍ବକୀଯ଼, ଚୁମ୍ବକୀଯ
- magnetic in Nepali
- चुम्बकीय, चौम्बकीय
- magnetic in Tagalog
- balniin
- magnetic in Arabic
- مِغْنَاطِيسِيّ miḡnāṭīsiyy
- magnetic in Indonesian
- magnetis
- magnetic in Persian
- مغناطیسی maġnâtisi
- magnetic in Thai
- แม่เหล็ก mɛ̂ɛ-lèk
Examples of magnetic in a sentence
- Subway tokens are being replaced by magnetic cards.
- The aclinic line is also termed the magnetic equator.
- Electric and magnetic forces are closely related.
Synonyms of magnetic
- magnetised
- magnetized
- attractive
- repulsive
- alluring
- appealing
- captivating
- charismatic
- enchanting
- enthralling
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Antonyms
Forms of magnetic
| comparative | more magnetic |
|---|---|
| superlative | most magnetic |
| alternative form (dated) | magnetical |
| alternative form (obsolete) | magnetick |
Origin of magnetic
From magnet + -ic.
Words formed from magnetic
- acoustomagnetic
- aeromagnetic
- amagnetic
- antiferromagnetic
- antimagnetic
- archeomagnetic
- biomagnetic
- chromomagnetic
- cryomagnetic
- diamagnetic
- electromagnetic
- ferrimagnetic
- ferromagnetic
- flexomagnetic
- functional magnetic resonance imaging
- galvanomagnetic
- geomagnetic
- gravimagnetic
- gravitomagnetic
- gyromagnetic
- heliomagnetic
- hydromagnetic
- hypermagnetic
- hypomagnetic
- immunomagnetic
- isomagnetic
- magnetical
- magnetically
- magneticalness
- magnetic anisotropy
- magnetic battery
- magnetic bearing
- magnetic bottle
- magnetic card
- magnetic circuit
- magnetic compass
- magnetic core memory
- magnetic crochet
- magnetic declination
- magnetic deviation
- magnetic dip
- magnetic drawing board
- magnetic energy
- magnetic equator
- magnetic field
- magnetic flux
- magnetic flux density
- magnetic helicity
- magnetic induction
- Magnetic Island
- magneticism
- magneticity
- magnetic lens
- magnetic levitation
- magnetic levitation train
- magnetic local time
- magnetic mine
- magnetic mirror
- magnetic moment
- magnetic monopole
Phrases with magnetic
- magnetic dips
- magnetic pole
- magnetic tape
- magnetic trap
- magnetic cards
- magnetic mines
- magnetic north
- magnetic poles
- magnetic storm
- magnetic strip
- magnetic tapes
- magnetic traps
71 more phrasesFewer phrases
- magnetic fields
- magnetic fluxes
- magnetic lenses
- magnetic poetry
- magnetic storms
- magnetic stripe
- magnetic strips
- magnetic mirrors
- magnetic moments
- magnetic stirrer
- magnetic stripes
- magnetic termite
- magnetic bearings
- magnetic circuits
- magnetic crochets
- magnetic energies
- magnetic equators
- magnetic polarity
- magnetic reversal
- magnetic skyrmion
- magnetic stirrers
- magnetic termites
- magnetic batteries
- magnetic compasses
- magnetic monopoles
- magnetic recording
- magnetic reversals
- magnetic skyrmions
- magnetic variation
- magnetic deviations
- magnetic helicities
- magnetic inductions
- magnetic North Pole
- magnetic polarities
- magnetic recordings
- magnetic variations
- north magnetic pole
- magnetic local times
- magnetic thermometer
- spin magnetic moment
- magnetic declinations
- magnetic permeability
- magnetic thermometers
- spin magnetic moments
- magnetic core memories
- nuclear magnetic pulse
- magnetic drawing boards
- magnetic field strength
- magnetic flux densities
- magnetic permeabilities
- magnetic quantum number
- magnetic susceptibility
- nuclear magnetic pulses
- rotating magnetic field
- magnetic field intensity
- magnetic field strengths
- magnetic quantum numbers
- magnetic susceptibilities
- magnetic field intensities
- magnetic levitation trains
- magnetic resonance imaging
- nuclear magnetic resonance
- magnetic resonance imagings
- nuclear magnetic resonances
- magnetic resonance tomography
- magnetic resonance angiography
- magnetic resonance myelography
- perpendicular magnetic recording
- magnetic field deficiency syndrome
- magnetic resonance cholangiopancreatography
- magnetic resonance cholangiopancreatographies
Words that rhyme with magnetic
- sympathetic
- hermetic
- kinetic
- athletic
- genetic
- energetic
- pathetic
- syndetic
- aesthetic
- diabetic
- diaeretic
- frenetic
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- mimetic
- peripatetic
- planetic
- poetic
- tonetic
- abietic
- anesthetic
- anoetic
- anuretic
- apathetic
- ascetic
- auxetic
- cybernetic
- dietetic
- epithetic
- Helvetic
- parasympathetic
- parenthetic
- phyletic
- Sidetic
- splenetic
- synaeretic
- synizetic
- tabetic
- threnetic
- alexipyretic
- algetic
- alphabetic
- alphametic
- amuletic
- analgetic
- anchoretic
- anoretic
- aphetic
- aporetic
- archegetic
- asyndetic
- auletic
- autonoetic
- balletic
- Baphometic
- cardioparasympathetic
- cardiosympathetic
- cometic
- conspiracy-theoretic
- cynegetic
- diagenetic
- diakinetic
Questions about magnetic
- What does magnetic mean?
- Magnetic means of, relating to, operating by, or caused by magnetism.
- What is magnetic in Hindi?
- Magnetic in Hindi is चुंबकीय (cumbakīya). See Magnetic meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is magnetic?
- Magnetic is an adjective.
- How do you pronounce magnetic?
- Magnetic is pronounced /mæɡˈnɛtɪk/ (UK).
Words near magnetic in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: magnetic (page history and authors); चुंबकीय (Hindi) (page history and authors); magnetic (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); magnetic (Marathi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); magnetic (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); magnetic (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors); magnetic (Telugu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); magnetic (Malayalam Wiktionary) (page history and authors); magnetic (Kannada, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); ਚੁੰਬਕੀ (Punjabi) (page history and authors); magnetic (Gujarati, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); magnetic (Odia, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); magnetic (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). 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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