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LODESTONE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does lodestone mean?
• LODESTONE (noun)
The noun LODESTONE has 1 sense:
1. a permanent magnet consisting of magnetite that possess polarity and has the power to attract as well as to be attracted magnetically
Familiarity information: LODESTONE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A permanent magnet consisting of magnetite that possess polarity and has the power to attract as well as to be attracted magnetically
Classified under:
Nouns denoting substances
Synonyms:
loadstone; lodestone
Hypernyms ("lodestone" is a kind of...):
permanent magnet; static magnet (a magnet that retains its magnetism after being removed from a magnetic field)
Meronyms (substance of "lodestone"):
magnetic iron-ore; magnetite (an oxide of iron that is strongly attracted by magnets)
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