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a horseshoe-shaped permanent magnet.[1775-85]
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horseshoe magnet
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horseshoe magnet — a horseshoe shaped permanent magnet. [1775 85] * * * horseshoe magnet, a magnet in the shape of a horseshoe … Useful english dictionary
horseshoe magnet — pasagiškasis magnetas statusas T sritis fizika atitikmenys: angl. C magnet; horseshoe magnet vok. Hufeisenmagnet, m rus. подковообразный магнит, m pranc. aimant en fer à cheval, m … Fizikos terminų žodynas
horseshoe magnet — /ˈhɔsʃu mægnət/ (say hawsshooh magnuht) noun a magnet shaped like a horseshoe …
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magnet — Synonyms and related words: ambition, artificial magnet, bar magnet, catch, center of attraction, center of consciousness, center of interest, cynosure, dearest wish, desideration, desideratum, desire, electromagnetic lifting magnet, field magnet … Moby Thesaurus
magnet — n 1. lodestone, magnetite, paramagnet; attractor, attractant; field magnet, bar magnet, horseshoe magnet, electromagnet, solenoid. 2. focus, focal point, prime focus, point of convergence; center of attraction or interest, center or focus of… … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
magnet — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. lodestone. See attraction, power. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. lodestone, magnetite, magnetic iron ore, bar magnet, electromagnet, horseshoe magnet; see also attraction 2 … English dictionary for students
Horseshoe — Horse shoe , n. 1. A shoe for horses, consisting of a narrow plate of iron in form somewhat like the letter U, nailed to a horse s hoof. [1913 Webster] 2. Anything shaped like a horsehoe, such as a U shaped bend in a river. [1913 Webster] 3. (Zo[ … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
horseshoe — n. 1 an iron shoe for a horse shaped like the outline of the hard part of the hoof. 2 a thing of this shape; an object shaped like C or U (e.g. a magnet, a table, a Spanish or Islamic arch). Phrases and idioms: horseshoe crab a large marine… … Useful english dictionary
magnet — 1. A body that has the property of attracting particles of iron, cobalt, nickel, or any of various metallic alloys and that when freely suspended tends to assume a definite direction between the magnetic poles of the earth (magnetic polarity). 2 … Medical dictionary
