magnetism
Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
magnetism/ˈmaɡnətɪzəm/
▶noun
- 1 a physical phenomenon produced by the motion of electric charge, which results in attractive and repulsive forces between objects.
- 2 the ability to attract and charm people.
'magnetism' also found in these Oxford entries:
animal magnetism
- antiferromagnetic
- archaeomagnetism
- degauss
- domain
- ferromagnetic
- field
- gyrocompass
- magnetic
- magnetic field
- magneto-
- magnetometer
- palaeomagnetism
- paramagnetic
- remanent
