lodestone

Noun

Meaning

A piece of magnetic iron ore possessing polarity like a magnetic needle. See Magnetite.

Same as Loadstone.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

loadstone center diamond beacon lode body base basis capital love polestar attention focus magnetic carbon
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Antonyms

side surface outside border edge margin
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Hypernyms

permanent magnet static magnet

Examples

(On his Catholic faith): "Certainly it has been the rock on which I have always been able to rely in good times and in bad, and it is the lodestone of my life." Kamisese Mara

Needle-and-bowl device If a needle is rubbed on a lodestone or other magnet, the needle becomes magnetized. Source: Internet

It would be more appropriately rendered by "lead way" and "lode" ("way," "course," "journey," "leading," "guidance"; cf. "lodestone" and "lodestar"), the somewhat obsolescent deverbal noun from "to lead." Source: Internet

We are excited to join with DSS and contribute an enhanced operations excellence offering to the portfolio of services DSS offers to its clients,” said Robin Schleich, former Director of Lodestone Partners. Source: Internet

With limited dissolved oxygen, iron(II)-containing materials are favoured, including FeO and black lodestone or magnetite (Fe 3 O 4 ). Source: Internet

Feldman points out that Thales held that the lodestone was alive as it drew metals to itself. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

lodeship lodesman lodestar lodge lodge a protest Lodge Bay