Translation
magnet
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Word origin
From Old French aimant, an alteration of Late Latin adamas ('diamond, hard steel'), crossed with the present participle of aimer ('to love') because the magnet attracts. The same word gives the adjective 'loving'.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- adamas
- English cognates
- adamant
Grammar
Examples
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I stuck the photo on the fridge with a magnet.
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A magnet attracts iron objects.
boussole .
The compass contains a small magnet.
colorés.
The children are playing with coloured magnets.
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This tourist buys a magnet in every town he visits.
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