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magnet

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The meaning (definition) of the word magnet

a piece of metal that pulls other metal toward it

The word magnet used in a sentence

A magnet pulls metal things like paper clips toward it.

The plural of the word magnet

magnets

How the word magnet is said around the world

Frenchaimant (emahn)
Spanishimán (eemahn)
Mandarin磁铁 (cí tiě)
Hindiचुंबक (kyoonbuhk)
Arabicمغناطيس (mghnahtees)
Russianмагнит (magnit)
Portuguese (EU)ímã (eemuhn)
Portuguese (BR)ímã (eemuhn)
Japanese磁石 (jishaku)
GermanMagnet (mahgnayt)
Urduمقناطیس (muhknahtees)
Punjabiਚੁੰਬਕ (kyuunbuhk)
Korean자석 (jaseog)
Hebrewמַגנֵט (mahgnayt)
Greekμαγνήτης (magnetes)
Dutchmagneet (mahghnayt)
Tagalogmagnet (mahgnuht)
Vietnamesenam châm (nahm chuhm)
Turkishmıknatıs (muknahtus)
Persianآهنربا (ahahnrohbah)
Polishmagnes (mahgnes)
Ukrainianмагніт (mahnit)
Bengaliচুম্বক (choombawk)
Swedishmagnet (mahngnuht)
Italianmagnete (mahnyetay)

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