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    STATIC MAGNET

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     I. (noun) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    A magnet that retains its magnetism after being removed from a magnetic fieldplay

    Synonyms:

    permanent magnet; static magnet

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting man-made objects

    Hypernyms ("static magnet" is a kind of...):

    magnet ((physics) a device that attracts iron and produces a magnetic field)

    Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "static magnet"):

    stud finder (a small permanent magnet in a metal container; when the magnet clicks against the container it indicates that the magnet is directly over an iron nail that holds the wallboard to a stud)

    loadstone; lodestone (a permanent magnet consisting of magnetite that possess polarity and has the power to attract as well as to be attracted magnetically)

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