/ mægˈnetɪk; NAmE / adjective [ usually before noun ]
1.
behaving like a magnet (1) :
magnetic materials
The block becomes magnetic when the current is switched on.
2.
connected with or produced by magnetism :
magnetic properties / forces
a magnetic disk (= one containing magnetic tape that stores information to be used by a computer)
3.
that people find very powerful and attractive :
a magnetic personality
► mag·net·ic·al·ly / -kli; NAmE / adverb
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WORD ORIGIN
early 17th cent.: from late Latin magneticus , from Latin magneta , from Greek magnēs lithos lodestone, probably influenced by Anglo-Norman French magnete (from Latin magnes , magnet- ).