magnete
See also: Magnete
Interlingue
Noun
magnete
- magnet, lode
Related terms
- magnetic
- magnetisme
- magnetisar
Italian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /maɲ.ˈɲɛ.te/
- Hyphenation: ma‧gnè‧te
Noun
magnete m (plural magneti)
- magnet
- magneto
Related terms
- magnetico
- magnetismo
- magnetizzare
- magneto-
Latin
Noun
magnēte
- ablative singular of magnēs
Middle English
Alternative forms
- magnet
Etymology
From Old French magnete or Latin magnetum, from Ancient Greek μαγνήτης λίθος (magnḗtēs líthos, “Magnesian stone”). Doublet of magnes.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈmaɡnɛt(ə)/, /ˈmaɡnɛːt(ə)/
Noun
magnete (plural magnetis)
- lodestone (a magnetic stone that is an ore of iron)
Descendants
- English: magnet
Further reading
- “magnēs (n.)” in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-05-11.