MAGNET
MAGNET A magnet is a piece of metal or other material that has the ability to attract other metal object. In other words: A magnet is a piece of metal with a strong attraction to another metal object. The attraction a magnet produces is called a "magnetic field." In American English ( mægnɪt ) NOUN any piece of certain kinds of material, as iron, that has the property of attracting like material: this property may be temporarily or permanent induced. a body, as a piece of iron or steel, that possesses the property of attracting certain substances, as iron. a lodestone a person or thing that attracts. In British English ( mæɡnɪt ) NOUN 1. a body that can attract certain substances, such as iron or steel, as a result of a magnetic field; a piece of ferromagnetic substance. 2. a person or thing that exerts a great attraction. COUNTABLE NOUN A magnet is a piece of iron or other material which attracts iron towards it. If you say that something is a magnet or is like a