Noun
A piece of magnetic iron ore possessing polarity like a magnetic needle. See Magnetite.
Same as Loadstone.
Source: Webster's dictionary(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