noun · 6 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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UK:mägnĕtĭzm
UK:/ˈmæɡ.nəˌtɪz.əm/
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noun
Meaning 1
The property of being magnetic.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Etymology tree Old French magnetebor. Pre-Greekbor.? Ancient Greek Μάγνης (Mágnēs) Ancient Greek μᾰ́γνης (mắgnēs)bor. Latin magnēsbor. Middle English magnete English magnet Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Indo-European *-mos Proto-Indo-European *-mós Ancient Greek -μός (-mós) Ancient Greek -ισμός (-ismós)der. English -ism English magnetism From magnet + -ism.
Across languages
Translations
82 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Albanian:
magnetizëm
— the property of being magnetic
Arabic:
مِغْنَاطِيسِيَّة
(miḡnāṭīsiyya)
— the property of being magnetic
Arabic:
مَغْنَاطِيسِيَّة
(maḡnāṭīsiyya)
— the property of being magnetic
Armenian:
մագնիսականություն
(magnisakanutʻyun)
— the property of being magnetic
Asturian:
magnetismu
— the property of being magnetic
Azerbaijani:
maqnetizm
— the property of being magnetic
Basque:
magnetismo
— the property of being magnetic
Belarusian:
магнеты́зм
(mahnjetýzm)
— the property of being magnetic
Belarusian:
магнэты́зм
(mahnetýzm)
— the property of being magnetic
Bengali:
চুম্বকত্ব
(cumbokotto)
— the property of being magnetic
Bulgarian:
магнети́зъм
(magnetízǎm)
— the property of being magnetic
Catalan:
magnetisme
— the property of being magnetic
Chinese Mandarin:
磁性
(cíxìng)
— the property of being magnetic
Crimean Tatar:
mıqnatislik
— the property of being magnetic
Crimean Tatar:
magnetizm
— the property of being magnetic
Czech:
magnetismus
— the property of being magnetic
Danish:
magnetisme
— the property of being magnetic
Dutch:
magnetisme
— the property of being magnetic
Esperanto:
magnetismo
— the property of being magnetic
Estonian:
magnetism
— the property of being magnetic
Faroese:
magnetisma
— the property of being magnetic
Finnish:
magnetismi
— the property of being magnetic
French:
magnétisme
— the property of being magnetic
Galician:
magnetismo
— the property of being magnetic
Georgian:
მაგნეტიზმი
(magneṭizmi)
— the property of being magnetic
German:
Magnetismus
— the property of being magnetic
Greek:
μαγνητισμός
(magnitismós)
— the property of being magnetic
Hebrew:
מַגְנֵטִיּוּת
(magnétiut)
— the property of being magnetic
Hindi:
चुंबकत्व
(cumbakatva)
— the property of being magnetic
Hungarian:
mágnesesség
— the property of being magnetic
Icelandic:
segulmagn
— the property of being magnetic
Indonesian:
magnetik
— the property of being magnetic
Irish:
maighnéadas
— the property of being magnetic
Irish:
adhmainteas
— the property of being magnetic
Italian:
magnetismo
— the property of being magnetic
Japanese:
磁気
(jiki)
— the property of being magnetic
Japanese:
磁性
(jisei)
— the property of being magnetic
Kazakh:
магнетизм
(magnetizm)
— the property of being magnetic
Korean:
자기
(jagi)
— the property of being magnetic
Kyrgyz:
магнетизм
(magnetizm)
— the property of being magnetic
Latin:
magnētismus
— the property of being magnetic
Latvian:
magnētisms
— the property of being magnetic
Lithuanian:
magnetizmas
— the property of being magnetic
Macedonian:
магнети́зам
(magnetízam)
— the property of being magnetic
Malay:
kemagnetan
— the property of being magnetic
Malay:
magnetisme
— the property of being magnetic
Norman:
manniétisme
— the property of being magnetic
Norwegian Bokmål:
magnetisme
— the property of being magnetic
Pashto:
مقناطيسيت
(maqnātisyat)
— the property of being magnetic
Persian:
مغناطیس
(maġnâtis)
— the property of being magnetic
Polish:
magnetyczność
— the property of being magnetic
Portuguese:
magnetismo
— the property of being magnetic
Romanian:
magnetism
— the property of being magnetic
Russian:
магнети́зм
(magnetízm)
— the property of being magnetic
Sardinian:
magnetismu
— the property of being magnetic
Serbo-Croatian:
магнетѝзам
— the property of being magnetic
Serbo-Croatian:
magnetìzam
— the property of being magnetic
Sicilian:
magnetismu
— the property of being magnetic
Slovak:
magnetizmus
— the property of being magnetic
Slovene:
magnetizem
— the property of being magnetic
Spanish:
magnetismo
— the property of being magnetic
Swahili:
usumaku
— the property of being magnetic
Swedish:
magnetism
— the property of being magnetic
Tagalog:
kabalnian
— the property of being magnetic
Tagalog:
balnian
— the property of being magnetic
Telugu:
అయస్కాంతత్వము
(ayaskāntatvamu)
— the property of being magnetic
Thai:
ความเป็นแม่เหล็ก
(kwaam-bpen-mɛ̂ɛ-lèk)
— the property of being magnetic
Turkish:
manyetizma
— the property of being magnetic
Turkmen:
magnetizm
— the property of being magnetic
Ukrainian:
магнети́зм
(mahnetýzm)
— the property of being magnetic
Urdu:
مِقناطِیسِیَّت
(miqnātīsiyyat)
— the property of being magnetic
Uzbek:
magnetizm
— the property of being magnetic
Vietnamese:
từ tính
— the property of being magnetic
Vietnamese:
tính từ
— the property of being magnetic
Bulgarian:
магнети́зъм
(magnetízǎm)
— science which treats of magnetic phenomena
Chinese Mandarin:
磁學 /磁学
(cíxué)
— science which treats of magnetic phenomena
German:
Magnetismus
— science which treats of magnetic phenomena
Polish:
magnetyzm
— science which treats of magnetic phenomena
Bulgarian:
привлека́телност
(privlekátelnost)
— power of attraction; power to excite the feelings
Bulgarian:
магнети́чност
(magnetíčnost)
— power of attraction; power to excite the feelings
German:
Anziehungskraft
— power of attraction; power to excite the feelings
Polish:
magnetyzm
— power of attraction; power to excite the feelings