transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈmag-nət ]
noun
Etymology: Middle English magnete, from Anglo-French, from Latin magnet-, magnes, from Greek magnēs ( lithos ), literally, stone of Magnesia, ancient city in Asia Minor
Date: 15th century
1.
a. : lodestone
b. : a body having the property of attracting iron and producing a magnetic field external to itself ; specifically : a mass of iron, steel, or alloy that has this property artificially imparted
2. : something that attracts
a box-office magnet