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Noun: magnetism  'magni`tizum
  1. Attraction for iron; associated with electric currents as well as magnets; characterized by fields of force
    - magnetic attraction, magnetic force
     
  2. The branch of science that studies magnetism
    - magnetics

Derived forms: magnetisms

See also: attractive, magnetic

Type of: attraction, attractive force, geophysical science, geophysics

Encyclopedia: Magnetism

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