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Loadstone

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

n. Variant of lodestone.

Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License

n. Alternative form of lodestone.

the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English

n. A piece of magnetite, a magnetic iron ore, possessing polarity like a magnetic needle, having the power to attract as well as to be attracted magnetically. See magnetite.

The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

n. See lodestone.

WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

n. a permanent magnet consisting of magnetite that possess polarity and has the power to attract as well as to be attracted magnetically

Word Usage

"Thus, the power of drawing iron is one of the ideas of the complex one of that substance we call a loadstone; and a power to be so drawn is a part of the complex one we call iron: which powers pass for inherent qualities in those subjects."

Equivalent

lodestone

Hypernym

Words that are more generic or abstract

permanent magnet static magnet

Variant

magnetite

Synonym

Words with the same meaning

lodestone lode magnet

Same Context

Words that are found in similar contexts

haematite hornblende sobrietie armure parlement orthoclase sienite approx locater memorie