loadstone

Noun
Synonyms: lodestone

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Noun (1)

  1. a permanent magnet consisting of magnetite that possess polarity and has the power to attract as well as to be attracted magneticallySynonyms: lodestoneType of permanent magnet, static magnetMade of magnetite, magnetic iron-ore
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)

Load′stone′, Lode′stone noun

Origin: Load, lode + stone.

Mineralogy A piece of magnetite, a magnetic iron ore, possessing polarity like a magnetic needle, having the power to attract as well as to be attracted magnetically. See Magnetite.

Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54

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