(physics) The property of being magnetic. / (physics) The science which treats of magnetic phenomena. / Power of attraction; power to excite the feelings and to gain the affections. / Animal magnetism.

plural of magnetism

A piece of material that attracts some metals by magnetism. / (informal, figuratively, preceded by a noun) A person or thing that attracts what is denoted by the preceding noun.

Of, relating to, operating by, or caused by magnetism. / Having the properties of a magnet, especially the ability to draw or pull. / Determined by earth's magnetic fields.

The science or study of magnets and magnetism.

(obsolete) magnetic

Using magnetism / As if by a magnet

The act of magnetizing, or the state of being magnetized / The magnitude of the magnetic strength of a magnetized object.

(now historical) A practitioner of animal magnetism; a hypnotist. / Someone or something that imparts magnetism.

(transitive, physics) To make magnetic. / (intransitive, physics) To become magnetic. / (obsolete, transitive) To hypnotize using mesmerism.