magnet

Sinhala Dictionary definitions for magnet

magnet 🔊 /mæˈgnʌt/

magnet : ඌසකාන්දම

magnet : චුම්බකය

magnet : කාන්දම

magnet : අයස්කාන්තය

magnet : චුම්භකය

magnet definition

Noun.

  1. The loadstone; a species of iron ore (the ferrosoferric or magnetic ore, Fe3O4) which has the property of attracting iron and some of its ores, and, when freely suspended, of pointing to the poles; -- called also natural magnet.
  2. A bar or mass of steel or iron to which the peculiar properties of the loadstone have been imparted; -- called, in distinction from the loadstone, an artificial magnet.