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magnetization

noun · 5 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • US: /ˌmæɡ.nɪ.taɪˈzeɪ.ʃən/
  • US: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • rhymes with -eɪʃən
  • CMU ARPABET: M AE2 G N AH0 T AH0 Z EY1 SH AH0 N Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

noun

Meaning 1

The act of magnetizing, or the state of being magnetized

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

The magnitude of the magnetic strength of a magnetized object.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

the physical property of being magnetic

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: magnetisation

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: physical property

4

noun

Meaning 4

the process that makes a substance magnetic (temporarily or permanently)

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: magnetisation, magnetic induction

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: natural process, natural action, action, activity

5

noun

Meaning 5

the extent or degree to which something is magnetized

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: magnetisation

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: measure, quantity, amount

Narrower terms: magnetic flux

History

Etymology

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)bor. Late Latin -izōder. Middle French -iserbor. Middle English -isen English -ize English magnetize Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin -ātiōlbor. Old French -ationbor. Middle English -acioun English -ation English magnetization From magnetize + -ation.

Across languages

Translations

26 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: مَغْنَطَة (maḡnaṭa) — The act of magnetizing, or the state of being magnetized
  • Catalan: magnetització — The act of magnetizing, or the state of being magnetized
  • Catalan: imantació — The act of magnetizing, or the state of being magnetized
  • Chinese Cantonese: 磁化 (ci4 faa3) — The act of magnetizing, or the state of being magnetized
  • Chinese Mandarin: 磁化 (cíhuà) — The act of magnetizing, or the state of being magnetized
  • Min Nan Chinese: 磁化 (chû-hòa) — The act of magnetizing, or the state of being magnetized
  • Dutch: magnetisatie — The act of magnetizing, or the state of being magnetized
  • Finnish: magnetoituminen — The act of magnetizing, or the state of being magnetized
  • Finnish: magnetoitunut — The act of magnetizing, or the state of being magnetized
  • French: magnétisation — The act of magnetizing, or the state of being magnetized
  • Galician: magnetización — The act of magnetizing, or the state of being magnetized
  • Japanese: 磁化 (jika) — The act of magnetizing, or the state of being magnetized
  • Northern Kurdish: magneozkirin — The act of magnetizing, or the state of being magnetized
  • Polish: namagnesowanie — The act of magnetizing, or the state of being magnetized
  • Polish: magnetyzacja — The act of magnetizing, or the state of being magnetized
  • Polish: magnesowanie — The act of magnetizing, or the state of being magnetized
  • Romanian: magnetizare — The act of magnetizing, or the state of being magnetized
  • Romanian: magnetizație — The act of magnetizing, or the state of being magnetized
  • Russian: магнетиза́ция (magnetizácija) — The act of magnetizing, or the state of being magnetized
  • Russian: намагни́чивание (namagníčivanije) — The act of magnetizing, or the state of being magnetized
  • Russian: магнетизи́рование (magnetizírovanije) — The act of magnetizing, or the state of being magnetized
  • Spanish: magnetización — The act of magnetizing, or the state of being magnetized
  • Tagalog: sabalani — The act of magnetizing, or the state of being magnetized
  • Finnish: magnetoituma — The magnitude of the magnetic strength of a magnetized object.
  • Polish: magnetyzacja — The magnitude of the magnetic strength of a magnetized object.
  • Russian: намагни́ченность (namagníčennostʹ) — The magnitude of the magnetic strength of a magnetized object.