LODESTONE


Meaning of LODESTONE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ -ˌstōn ]

noun

Etymology: obsolete lode course, from Middle English

Date: circa 1515

1. : magnetite possessing polarity

2. : something that strongly attracts

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.