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MAGNETIC
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Possessing an extraordinary ability to attract
Example:
a magnetic personality
Synonyms:
charismatic; magnetic
Classified under:
Similar:
attractive (pleasing to the eye or mind especially through beauty or charm)
Derivation:
magnet (a characteristic that provides pleasure and attracts)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Having the properties of a magnet; i.e. of attracting iron or steel
Example:
the hard disk is covered with a thin coat of magnetic material
Synonyms:
magnetic; magnetised; magnetized
Classified under:
Similar:
attractable (capable of being magnetized or attracted by a magnet)
Antonym:
antimagnetic (impervious to the effects of a magnetic field; resistant to magnetization)
Derivation:
magnet ((physics) a device that attracts iron and produces a magnetic field)
Sense 3
Meaning:
Determined by earth's magnetic fields
Example:
the needle of a magnetic compass points to the magnetic north pole
Classified under:
Adjectives
Antonym:
geographic (determined by geography)
Derivation:
magnet ((physics) a device that attracts iron and produces a magnetic field)
Sense 4
Meaning:
Capable of being magnetized
Classified under:
Adjectives
Antonym:
nonmagnetic (not capable of being magnetized)
Derivation:
magnet ((physics) a device that attracts iron and produces a magnetic field)
Sense 5
Meaning:
Of or relating to or caused by magnetism
Example:
magnetic forces
Classified under:
Relational adjectives (pertainyms)
Pertainym:
magnetism (attraction for iron; associated with electric currents as well as magnets; characterized by fields of force)
Derivation:
magnet ((physics) a device that attracts iron and produces a magnetic field)
Context examples:
CT scanners, magnetic resonance imaging, etc.
(Device Radiographic Problem Evaluation Result, Food and Drug Administration)
Changing current and concomitantly magnetic fields
(Electromagnetic Flux, NCI Thesaurus)
Electric and magnetic fields (EMFs) are areas of energy that surround electrical devices.
(Electromagnetic Fields, NIH: National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences)
Also called: Magnetic resonance imaging, NMR, Nuclear magnetic resonance
(MRI Scans, NIH)
An instrument that integrates magnetic resonance imaging with delivery of radiation therapy.
(MR-Based Treatment Machine, NCI Thesaurus)
Nuclear magnetic resonance imaging is especially useful for imaging the brain, the spine, the soft tissue of joints, and the inside of bones.
(Nuclear magnetic resonance imaging, NCI Dictionary)
Unlike Earth, Mars does not have a global magnetic field that envelops the entire planet.
(Auroras on Mars, NASA)
The discovery could help scientists better understand how brown dwarfs generate magnetic fields.
(Powerful Auroras Found at Brown Dwarf, NASA)
Mars will make you hauntingly magnetic and quite unforgettable.
(AstrologyZone.com, by Susan Miller)
Researchers have shown that a type of magnetic resonance imaging — called neuromelanin-sensitive MRI (NM-MRI) — is a potential biomarker for psychosis.
(Neuromelanin-sensitive MRI identified as a potential biomarker for psychosis, National Institutes of Health)
