NOUN | artifact | permanent magnet, static magnet | a magnet that retains its magnetism after being removed from a magnetic field |
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Meaning | A magnet that retains its magnetism after being removed from a magnetic field. | |
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Synonym | static magnet | |
Narrower | lodestone, loadstone | A permanent magnet consisting of magnetite that possess polarity and has the power to attract as well as to be attracted magnetically |
stud finder | A small permanent magnet in a metal container | |
Broader | magnet | (physics) a device that attracts iron and produces a magnetic field |
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