Main Entry: mag·net

Pronunciation: \ˈmag-nət\

Function: 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>