STATIC MAGNET

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does static magnet mean? 

• STATIC MAGNET (noun)
  The noun STATIC MAGNET has 1 sense:

1. a magnet that retains its magnetism after being removed from a magnetic field

  Familiarity information: STATIC MAGNET used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• STATIC MAGNET (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A magnet that retains its magnetism after being removed from a magnetic field

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

permanent magnet; static magnet

Hypernyms ("static magnet" is a kind of...):

magnet ((physics) a device that attracts iron and produces a magnetic field)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "static magnet"):

stud finder (a small permanent magnet in a metal container; when the magnet clicks against the container it indicates that the magnet is directly over an iron nail that holds the wallboard to a stud)

loadstone; lodestone (a permanent magnet consisting of magnetite that possess polarity and has the power to attract as well as to be attracted magnetically)