Etymology

magnetics

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Today it means: The science or study of magnets and magnetism. Full definition →

English magnet ← Middle English magnete ← Latin magnēs
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  1. Old Frenchmagnete
  2. Ancient GreekΜάγνης (Mágnēs)
  3. Ancient Greekμᾰ́γνης (mắgnēs)
  4. Latinmagnēs
  5. Middle Englishmagnete
  6. Englishmagnet
  7. English todaymagnetics

From magnet + -ics.

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