HyperDic: loadstone

English > 1 sense of the word loadstone:
NOUNsubstanceloadstone, lodestonea permanent magnet consisting of magnetite that possess polarity and has the power to attract as well as to be attracted magnetically
English > loadstone: 1 sense > noun 1, substance
MeaningA permanent magnet consisting of magnetite that possess polarity and has the power to attract as well as to be attracted magnetically.
Synonymlodestone
Broaderpermanent magnet, static magnetA magnet that retains its magnetism after being removed from a magnetic field
Substancesmagnetite, magnetic iron-oreAn oxide of iron that is strongly attracted by magnets
Spanishcalamita, imán, magnetita, piedra imán
Catalancaramida, magnetita, pedra imant

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