magnetism

Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

mag·net·ism BrE [ˈmæɡnətɪzəm] NAmE [ˈmæɡnətɪzəm] noun uncountable
1. a physical property (= characteristic) of some metals such as iron, produced by electric currents, that causes forces between objects, either pulling them towards each other or pushing them apart
2. the qualities of sth, especially a person's character, that people find powerful and attractive
•She exudes sexual magnetism.

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

Example Bank:
•His personal magnetism drew people to the church.
•The magnetism produced by the battery attracts the metal.
•changes in the earth's magnetism

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  magnetics, magnetic attraction, magnetic force