magnetic

Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

mag·net·ic BrE [mæɡˈnetɪk] NAmE [mæɡˈnetɪk] adjective usually before noun
1. behaving like a ↑magnet (¹)
•magnetic materials
•The block becomes magnetic when the current is switched on.
2. connected with or produced by ↑magnetism
•magnetic properties/forces
•a magnetic disk (= one containing ↑magnetic tape that stores information to be used by a computer)
3. that people find very powerful and attractive
•a magnetic personality
Derived Word: ↑magnetically

Word Origin:
[magnetic magnetically] early 17th cent.: from late Latin magneticus, from Latin magneta, from Greek magnēs lithos ‘lodestone’, probably influenced by Anglo-Norman French magnete (from Latin magnes, magnet-).

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  charismatic, magnetized, magnetised
• Từ trái nghĩa / Antonyms:
  geographic, geographical, nonmagnetic, antimagnetic