Definition of "magnetic" []

• Of or relating to magnetism or magnets. (adjective)
• Having the properties of a magnet. (adjective)
• Capable of being magnetized or attracted by a magnet. (adjective)
• Operating by means of magnetism: a magnetic recorder. (adjective)
• Relating to the magnetic poles of the earth: a magnetic compass bearing. (adjective)

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• "Asylmuratova is one of those rare artists who exemplify the term magnetic."
• "Perhaps the most popularly known fact about sun-spots is that they are somehow connected with what we call magnetic storms on earth."
• "As the invisible electrons pass along a wire they produce what we call a magnetic field around the wire, they produce a disturbance in the surrounding ether."