Webster's Dictionary 1913

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Magnes

Mag″nes (?), n. Magnet. Spenser.

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Magnesia

Mag‐ne″si‐a (?; 277), n. [L. Magnesia, fem. of Magnesius of the country Magnesia, Gr. ή Μαγνησία λίθοσ a magnet. Cf. Magnet.] (Chem.) A light earthy white substance, consisting ...

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Magnesian

Mag‐ne″sian (?), a. Pertaining to, characterized by, or containing, magnesia or magnesium.Magnesian limestone. (Min.) See Dolomite.

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Magnesic

Mag‐ne″sic (?), a.(Chem.) Pertaining to, or containing, magnesium; as, magnesic oxide.

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Magnesite

Mag″ne‐site (?), n. [Cf. F. magnésite.] (Min.) Native magnesium carbonate occurring in white compact or granular masses, and also in rhombohedral crystals.

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Magnesium

Mag‐ne″si‐um (?), n. [NL. & F. See Magnesia.] (Chem.) A light silver-white metallic element, malleable and ductile, quite permanent in dry air but tarnishing in moist air. It bu...

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Magnet

Mag″net (măg″nĕt), n. [OE. magnete, OF. magnete, L. magnes, -etis, Gr. Μαγνη̑τις λίθοσ a magnet, metal that looked like silver, prop., Magnesian stone, fr. Gr. Μαγνησία, a count...

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Magnetic

{ Mag‐net″ic (?), Mag‐net″ic‐al (?), } a. [L. magneticus: cf. F. magnétique.] 1. Pertaining to the magnet; possessing the properties of the magnet, or corresponding properties; ...

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Magnetic (2)

Mag‐net″ic (?), n. 1. A magnet.As the magnetic hardest iron draws. Milton.2. Any metal, as iron, nickel, cobalt, etc., which may receive, by any means, the properties of the loa...

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Magnetically

Mag‐net″ic‐al‐ly, adv. By or as by, magnetism.

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Magneticalness

Mag‐net″ic‐al‐ness, n. Quality of being magnetic.

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Magnetician

Mag′ne‐ti″cian (?), n. One versed in the science of magnetism; a magnetist.

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Magneticness

Mag‐net″ic‐ness, n. Magneticalness.

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Magnetics

Mag‐net″ics (?), n. The science of magnetism.

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Magnetiferous

Mag′net‐if″er‐ous (?), a. [L. magnes, -etis + -ferous.] Producing or conducting magnetism.

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Magnetism

Mag″net‐ism (?), n. [Cf. F. magnétisme.] The property, quality, or state, of being magnetic; the manifestation of the force in nature which is seen in a magnet.2. The science wh...

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Magnetist

Mag″net‐ist, n. One versed in magnetism.

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Magnetite

Mag″net‐ite (?), n.(Min.) An oxide of iron (Fe3O4) occurring in isometric crystals, also massive, of a black color and metallic luster. It is readily attracted by a magnet and s...

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Magnetizable

Mag″net‐i′za‐ble (?), a. Capable of being magnetized.

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Magnetization

Mag′net‐i‐za″tion (?), n. The act of magnetizing, or the state of being magnetized.

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Magnetize

Mag″net‐ize (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Magnetized (?); prep. & adv.Magnetizing (?).] [Cf. F. magnétiser.] 1. To communicate magnetic properties to; as, to magnetize a needle.2. To ...

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Magnetizee

Mag′net‐i‐zee″ (?), n. A person subjected to the influence of animal magnetism.

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Magnetizer

Mag″net‐i′zer (?), n. One who, or that which, imparts magnetism.

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Magneto-

Mag″net‐o– (?). [See Magnet.] A prefix meaning pertaining to, produced by, or in some way connected with, magnetism.

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Magneto-electric

{ Mag′net‐o–e‐lec″tric (?), Mag′net‐o–e‐lec″tric‐al (?), } a.(Physics) Pertaining to, or characterized by, electricity by the action of magnets; as, magneto-electric induction.M...

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Magneto-electricity

Mag′net‐o–e′lec‐tric″i‐ty (?), n. 1. Electricity evolved by the action of magnets.2. (Physics) That branch of science which treats of the development of electricity by the actio...

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Magnetograph

Mag‐net″o‐graph (?), n. [Magneto- + -graph.] (Physics) An automatic instrument for registering, by photography or otherwise, the states and variations of any of the terrestrial ...