magnetic

noun

: a magnetic substance

Examples of magnetic in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Zang is part of a group that has been using a large language model to search the magnetics literature for the purpose of creating a database of experimental magnets, called the Northeast Materials Database for Magnetic Materials. —Glenn Zorpette, IEEE Spectrum, 29 Apr. 2026

The area is already booming, thanks to the Chase Center concert venue, UCSF’s expanding medical empire and the neighborhood’s magnetic pull on new AI companies and eateries. —Nanette Asimov, San Francisco Chronicle, 6 Mar. 2026

Her character's magnetic pull toward Stephen DeMarco, despite every red flag, certainly mirrors a Water sign’s tendency to equate love with obsession. —Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 3 Feb. 2026

Below, meet eight brands like Dôen that beautifully complement the vibe—each distinct in its point of view, but all carrying that same magnetic, timeless energy. —Laura Lajiness Kaupke, Glamour, 3 Dec. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1645, in the meaning defined above

Phrases Containing magnetic

• functional magnetic resonance imaging
• magnetic bubble
• magnetic compass
• magnetic disk
• magnetic equator
• magnetic field
• magnetic flux
• magnetic levitation
• magnetic mirror
• magnetic moment
• magnetic north
• magnetic pole
• magnetic quantum number
• magnetic recording
• magnetic resonance
• magnetic resonance imaging
• magnetic storm
• magnetic tape
• nuclear magnetic resonance
• transcranial magnetic stimulation

Rhymes for magnetic

• acetic
• aesthetic
• ascetic
• athletic
• cosmetic
• diegetic
• eidetic
• emetic
• esthetic
• frenetic
• genetic
• helvetic

Kids Definition

magnetic

adjective

mag·​net·​ic

mag-ˈnet-ik

1

: having great power to attract

a magnetic personality

2

a

: of or relating to a magnet or magnetism

b

: of or relating to the earth's magnetism

the magnetic meridian

c

: capable of being magnetized

d

: working by magnetic attraction or repulsion

magnetically

-i-k(ə-)lē

adverb

Medical Definition

magnetic

1 of 2 adjective

mag·​net·​ic mag-ˈnet-ik 

1

: of or relating to a magnet or to magnetism

2

: of, relating to, or characterized by the earth's magnetism

3

: magnetized or capable of being magnetized

4

: actuated by magnetic attraction

magnetically

-i-k(ə-)lē 

adverb

magnetic

2 of 2 noun

: a magnetic substance