adjective [usuallybeforenoun]
1 behaving like a magnet(1):
magnetic materials * The block becomes magnetic when the current is switched on.
2 connected with or produced by magnetism:
magnetic properties / forces * a magnetic disk (= one containing magnetic tape that stores information to be used by a computer)
3 that people find very powerful and attractive:
a magnetic smile / personality
magnetically adverb
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This is a English–English dictionary entry.
Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
This word also appears under other sources in Lughet's collection — see the list below.
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