lodestone
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lode·stone
also load·stone (lōd′stōn′)n.
1. A piece of magnetite that has magnetic properties and attracts iron or steel.
2. One that attracts strongly.
[Middle English lode, way; see lode + stone (from its use by sailors to show the way).]
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lodestone
(ˈləʊdˌstəʊn) orloadstone
n
1. (Minerals)
a. a rock that consists of pure or nearly pure magnetite and thus is naturally magnetic
b. a piece of such rock, which can be used as a magnet and which was formerly used as a primitive compass
2. a person or thing regarded as a focus of attraction
[C16: literally: guiding stone]
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lode•stone
or load•stone
(ˈloʊdˌstoʊn)n.
1. a variety of magnetite that possesses magnetic polarity and attracts iron.
2. a piece of this serving as a magnet.
3. something that attracts strongly.
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lode·stone
also load·stone (lōd′stōn′) A piece of the mineral magnetite that acts like a magnet.
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Noun | 1. | lodestone - a permanent magnet consisting of magnetite that possess polarity and has the power to attract as well as to be attracted magnetically permanent magnet, static magnet - a magnet that retains its magnetism after being removed from a magnetic field magnetic iron-ore, magnetite - an oxide of iron that is strongly attracted by magnets |
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