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# magnet

«magnet» in Mova's school dictionary: **a piece of iron or other material that pulls (attracts)…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

noun (a magnet, magnets)

### meaning for a pupil

1) A magnet is a piece of iron or other material that pulls (attracts) iron and steel things towards it. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/magnet/#m1)

2) A magnet is a person or place that attracts many people: «The park is a magnet for families». [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/magnet/#m2)

### sense in the lessons

In science, a magnet has a north pole and a south pole: opposite poles attract, like poles repel (push apart). Magnets attract iron, steel, nickel and cobalt, but not wood, plastic, paper, copper or aluminium. The Earth is like a huge magnet, which is why a compass points north. In safety, never let small children swallow small magnets: two can pinch the gut and are very dangerous.

### examples

- The magnet picked up the paper clips. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/magnet/#x1)
- Fridge magnets hold our drawings. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/magnet/#x2)
- Opposite poles of a magnet attract. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/magnet/#x3)
- Two north poles push each other away. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/magnet/#x4)
- A magnet does not attract wood or plastic. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/magnet/#x5)
- The compass needle is a tiny magnet. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/magnet/#x6)
- Never swallow small magnets — they are dangerous. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/magnet/#x7)
- The new playground is a magnet for kids. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/magnet/#x8)

### note

Countable: a magnet, magnets. «Magnetic» describes things that act like or are pulled by magnets. A common myth: magnets attract all metals — they do not; aluminium cans and copper coins are not attracted. Magnetic force can work through paper and air.

### In the corpora

- [A magnet pulls out iron and steel things but not sand; aluminium cans are not picked up by a magnet.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/chemistry/8-separating-mixtures/9/)
- [Strong magnets can wipe the strips on bank cards and damage some electronics.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/113-babies-batteries-and-magnets/14/)
- [Swallowing two or more small magnets can tear holes in the gut and needs urgent help.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/113-babies-batteries-and-magnets/18/)
- [Strong magnets are kept away from bank cards and electronics.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/218-balconies-blades-batteries-and-bottles/13/)
- [A swallowed button battery can burn through the throat within hours, and two swallowed magnets can stick together through the gut.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/241-safe-toys/3/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «magnet» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/magnet/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.