adj · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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CMU ARPABET:F EH2 R OW0 M AE2 G N EH1 T IH0 K
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
adj
Meaning 1
Exhibiting ferromagnetism.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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adjective
Meaning 2
relating to or demonstrating ferromagnetism
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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History
Etymology
Etymology tree substratebor. Old Latin *fersom Latin ferrum English ferro- Old French magnetebor. Pre-Greekbor.? Ancient Greek Μάγνης (Mágnēs) Ancient Greek μᾰ́γνης (mắgnēs)bor. Latin magnēsbor. Middle English magnete English magnet Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English magnetic English ferromagnetic From ferro- + magnetic.
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