MAGNETIC FORCE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does magnetic force mean? 

• MAGNETIC FORCE (noun)
  The noun MAGNETIC FORCE has 1 sense:

1. attraction for iron; associated with electric currents as well as magnets; characterized by fields of force

  Familiarity information: MAGNETIC FORCE used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• MAGNETIC FORCE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Attraction for iron; associated with electric currents as well as magnets; characterized by fields of force

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural phenomena

Synonyms:

magnetic attraction; magnetic force; magnetism

Hypernyms ("magnetic force" is a kind of...):

attraction; attractive force (the force by which one object attracts another)

Attribute:

attractive (having the properties of a magnet; the ability to draw or pull)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "magnetic force"):

electromagnetism (magnetism produced by an electric current)

antiferromagnetism (magnetic field creates parallel but opposing spins; varies with temperature)

diamagnetism (phenomenon exhibited by materials like copper or bismuth that become magnetized in a magnetic field with a polarity opposite to the magnetic force; unlike iron they are slightly repelled by a magnet)

ferromagnetism (phenomenon exhibited by materials like iron (nickel or cobalt) that become magnetized in a magnetic field and retain their magnetism when the field is removed)

paramagnetism (materials like aluminum or platinum become magnetized in a magnetic field but it disappears when the field is removed)