having the properties of a magnet; i.e. of attracting iron or steel
<adj.all> the hard disk is covered with a thin coat of magnetic material
capable of being magnetized
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determined by earth's magnetic fields
<adj.all> magnetic north the needle of a magnetic compass points to the magnetic north pole
possessing an extraordinary ability to attract
<adj.all> a charismatic leader a magnetic personality
Magnetic \Mag*net"ic\, Magnetical \Mag*net"ic*al\, a. [L. magneticus: cf. F. magn['e]tique.] 1. Pertaining to the magnet; possessing the properties of the magnet, or corresponding properties; as, a magnetic bar of iron; a magnetic needle.
2. Of or pertaining to, or characterized by, the earth's magnetism; as, the magnetic north; the magnetic meridian.
3. Capable of becoming a magnet; susceptible to magnetism; as, the magnetic metals.
4. Endowed with extraordinary personal power to excite the feelings and to win the affections; attractive; inducing attachment.
She that had all magnetic force alone. --Donne.
5. Having, susceptible to, or induced by, animal magnetism, so called; hypnotic; as, a magnetic sleep. See {Magnetism}. [Archaic] [1913 Webster +PJC]
{Magnetic amplitude}, {attraction}, {dip}, {induction}, etc. See under {Amplitude}, {Attraction}, etc.
{Magnetic battery}, a combination of bar or horseshoe magnets with the like poles adjacent, so as to act together with great power.
{Magnetic compensator}, a contrivance connected with a ship's compass for compensating or neutralizing the effect of the iron of the ship upon the needle.
{Magnetic curves}, curves indicating lines of magnetic force, as in the arrangement of iron filings between the poles of a powerful magnet.
{Magnetic elements}. (a) (Chem. Physics) Those elements, as iron, nickel, cobalt, chromium, manganese, etc., which are capable or becoming magnetic. (b) (Physics) In respect to terrestrial magnetism, the declination, inclination, and intensity. (c) See under {Element}.
{Magnetic fluid}, the hypothetical fluid whose existence was formerly assumed in the explanations of the phenomena of magnetism; -- no longer considered a meaningful concept.
{Magnetic iron}, or {Magnetic iron ore}. (Min.) Same as {Magnetite}.
{Magnetic needle}, a slender bar of steel, magnetized and suspended at its center on a sharp-pointed pivot, or by a delicate fiber, so that it may take freely the direction of the magnetic meridian. It constitutes the essential part of a compass, such as the mariner's and the surveyor's.
{Magnetic poles}, the two points in the opposite polar regions of the earth at which the direction of the dipping needle is vertical.
{Magnetic pyrites}. See {Pyrrhotite}.
{Magnetic storm} (Terrestrial Physics), a disturbance of the earth's magnetic force characterized by great and sudden changes.
{Magnetic telegraph}, a telegraph acting by means of a magnet. See {Telegraph}.
Magnetic \Mag*net"ic\, n. 1. A magnet. [Obs.]
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 loadstone, and which then, when suspended, fixes itself in the direction of a magnetic meridian.
Attraction \At*trac"tion\, n. [L. attractio: cf. F. attraction.] 1. (Physics) An invisible power in a body by which it draws anything to itself; the power in nature acting mutually between bodies or ultimate particles, tending to draw them together, or to produce their cohesion or combination, and conversely resisting separation.
Note: Attraction is exerted at both sensible and insensible distances, and is variously denominated according to its qualities or phenomena. Under attraction at sensible distances, there are, -- (1.)
{Attraction of gravitation}, which acts at all distances throughout the universe, with a force proportional directly to the product of the masses of the bodies and inversely to the square of their distances apart. (2.)
{Magnetic}, {diamagnetic}, and {electrical attraction}, each of which is limited in its sensible range and is polar in its action, a property dependent on the quality or condition of matter, and not on its quantity. Under attraction at insensible distances, there are, -- (1.)
{Adhesive attraction}, attraction between surfaces of sensible extent, or by the medium of an intervening substance. (2.)
{Cohesive attraction}, attraction between ultimate particles, whether like or unlike, and causing simply an aggregation or a union of those particles, as in the absorption of gases by charcoal, or of oxygen by spongy platinum, or the process of solidification or crystallization. The power in adhesive attraction is strictly the same as that of cohesion. (3.)
{Capillary attraction}, attraction causing a liquid to rise, in capillary tubes or interstices, above its level outside, as in very small glass tubes, or a sponge, or any porous substance, when one end is inserted in the liquid. It is a special case of cohesive attraction. (4.)
{Chemical attraction}, or
{affinity}, that peculiar force which causes elementary atoms, or groups of atoms, to unite to form molecules.
2. The act or property of attracting; the effect of the power or operation of attraction. --Newton.
3. The power or act of alluring, drawing to, inviting, or engaging; an attractive quality; as, the attraction of beauty or eloquence.
4. That which attracts; an attractive object or feature.
Syn: Allurement; enticement; charm.
Educators want to include five other schools in the radiation monitoring plan to prove their theory that electric and magnetic fields at Sandpiper Shores are no different than the radiation levels that exist on other campuses.
"I think something other than magnetic properties is needed to explain" how identically charged particles, which normally repel each other, form couples, said Victor Emery, a physicist at Brookhaven National Laboratory.
Superconductors are materials that conduct electricity without resistance and repel magnetic fields when cooled to very low temperatures.
The two Soviet spacecraft are to enter the gravitational pull of Mars in January and fall into orbit just behind Phobos for a three-month study of the Martian surface, atmosphere and magnetic field.
A proliferation of magnetic cards, hole-in-the-wall machines and telephone banking services has opened new opportunities but has also destroyed tried and tested banking conventions.
A magnetic study also is planned.
The disk drive is the part of the computer that reads or writes information on a magnetic disk and moves data and programs between the disk and the computer's memory.
Quayle and Prime Minister Toshiki Kaifu agreed that their nations would work together on a project to measure the effects of solar radiation on the earth's magnetic field.
The data could reveal whether the majority of these ions, which trigger colorful auroras near Earth's magnetic poles, come from the sun or Earth, said Lou Frank, chairman of Galileo's magnetic field working group.
The data could reveal whether the majority of these ions, which trigger colorful auroras near Earth's magnetic poles, come from the sun or Earth, said Lou Frank, chairman of Galileo's magnetic field working group.
Trials began in Kobe, Japan, of the world's first ship to use superconducting magnetic thrusters.
That started an eight-hour period of intensive photography and measurements, including a photographic search for lightning. Earlier Friday, Galileo studied dust particles and magnetic fields in space, and measured Venusian atmospheric temperatures.
LMS develops, manufactures and markets mass storage products for computers, including those based on magnetic tape and the newer optical storage devices.
The company, now jointly-owned by Oxford Instruments Group and Siemens, develops and manufactures whole-body superconducting magnet systems for magnetic resonance imaging scanners.
Minnesota Mining said the equipment produces images on film for computerized tomography, magnetic resonance and digital X-ray systems for use in the health-care industry.
Sony Corp., expanding further in Europe, plans a new magnetic tape factory and is considering opening a semiconductor plant, a Sony official said.
TDK, the world's largest maker of magnetic tape, yesterday reported an 18.4 per cent decline in pre-tax profits to Y11.01bn (Dollars 88m) in the first quarter of the fiscal year which ended in June.
That research is supported by indirect evidence, magnetic irregularities in the ground thought caused by ancient fire on the surface, he said in a telephone interview.
Then he walked in front of a large board and "played" the game by moving the magnetic pieces as Kasparov and Karpov had done, noting that Karpov failed to develop a slight advantage due to several wasted chances.
Du Pont's existing jointly owned magnetic tape company with Philips will be incorporated into the new venture.
The last significant magnetic storm occurred in August 1972 and disrupted communications worldwide for two days, although the one expected Monday shouldn't be that large, Heckman said.
Planned enhancements to Divorced will free him for more productive work. The Underground seems plagued with such incompatibility - the old Romance system passes data between two systems on magnetic tapes.
Gaylord Entertainment Co., which produces the Grand Ole Opry, a long-running variety show, plans to sell stock; so does Read-Rite, a supplier of magnetic recording heads for computers.
He was an outstanding, magnetic teacher, whose influence radiated from the LSE throughout the Third World.
In the United States, a bill introduced in Congress in April would spend $350 million over three years to develop a magnetic levitation system that would whisk passengers between major U.S. cities in streamlined capsules.
Mr. Pelton was directed to a second pay phone, beneath which he found a magnetic key-container stuffed with $2,000 to finance the trip.
Mr. Haun, 66, is a co-founder of the company, which makes magnetic and optical character encoder and decoder products that read the strips on credit cards.
This is similar to the magnetic floppy and hard disk, as data can be written and rewritten on it.
The magnetic refrigerator is the only machine that can plunge temperatures to within a fraction of a degree of absolute zero, minus 273 degrees Celsius.
The storage capacity of both optical and magnetic disks has reached stunning levels.