variants
or magneto-
1
: magnetic force
magnetometer
2
: magnetism : magnetic
magnetoelectric
magneton
3
: magnetoelectric
magnetoresistance
4
: magnetosphere
magnetopause
Synonyms
Examples of magnet in a Sentence
Noun
the giant theme park is a magnet for tourists to the area
Recent Examples on the Web
Rob Nikolewski, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 May 2024
Still, Geminis are often attracted to each other like magnets.
—Katie Mannion, Peoplemag, 19 May 2024
The prototype scanner’s magnet assembly is relatively heavy, weighing about 1,300 kilograms.
—IEEE Spectrum, 15 May 2024
Schools with lowest chronic absenteeism State attendance data in 2023 shows that charter schools and public schools with arts and magnet programs had city schools’ lowest rates of chronic absenteeism.
—Lilly Price, Baltimore Sun, 13 May 2024
Montu is a principal research associate in the Cavendish Laboratory at the University of Cambridge, researching superconductors, magnets, graphite and renewable energy applications.
—Quanta Magazine, 9 May 2024
But under the plan, Broward public school students and parents stood to lose magnet programs, school choice or reassignments.
—David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 12 May 2024
When all the restaurant spaces are filled, The Boardwalk will be a magnet on the Greenbelt.
—Michael Deeds, Idaho Statesman, 9 May 2024
As the first innovation lab that is a partnership with a university and focused on manufacturing, it is expected to become a magnet for companies across the country, Microsoft said.
—Karl Ebert, Journal Sentinel, 8 May 2024
Noun
The experiment used high-intensity lasers, not the magnet technology employed at DIII-D.
Fusion has its share of critics, though.
—Rob Nikolewski, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 May 2024
Still, Geminis are often attracted to each other like magnets.
—Katie Mannion, Peoplemag, 19 May 2024
The prototype scanner’s magnet assembly is relatively heavy, weighing about 1,300 kilograms.
—IEEE Spectrum, 15 May 2024
Schools with lowest chronic absenteeism State attendance data in 2023 shows that charter schools and public schools with arts and magnet programs had city schools’ lowest rates of chronic absenteeism.
—Lilly Price, Baltimore Sun, 13 May 2024
Montu is a principal research associate in the Cavendish Laboratory at the University of Cambridge, researching superconductors, magnets, graphite and renewable energy applications.
—Quanta Magazine, 9 May 2024
But under the plan, Broward public school students and parents stood to lose magnet programs, school choice or reassignments.
—David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 12 May 2024
When all the restaurant spaces are filled, The Boardwalk will be a magnet on the Greenbelt.
—Michael Deeds, Idaho Statesman, 9 May 2024
As the first innovation lab that is a partnership with a university and focused on manufacturing, it is expected to become a magnet for companies across the country, Microsoft said.
—Karl Ebert, Journal Sentinel, 8 May 2024
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“Magnet.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/magnet. Accessed 28 May. 2024.
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magnet
noun
mag·net
ˈmag-nət 
1
: a piece of some material (as the mineral iron oxide) that is able to attract iron
especially
: a mass of iron or steel so treated that it has this property
2
: something that attracts
the magnet of fame
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