loadstone

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proper noun

A locality in the Kyogle council area, north eastern New South Wales, Australia.

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Meanings

loadstone1

nounloadstone (plural loadstones)

plural loadstones

  1. alternativeAlternative form of lodestone.

    [M]agnetic action […] is the subsequence of the motion of iron to the approach of a loadstone.

    1818, Thomas Brown, Inquiry into the Relation of Cause and Effect, third edition, page 83

Loadstone2

proper noun
  1. A locality in the Kyogle council area, north eastern New South Wales, Australia.

Synonyms & antonyms

nouna permanent magnet consisting of magnetite that possess polarity and has the power to attract as well as to be attracted magnetically

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lodestone
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permanent magnetstatic magnet
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lodestone

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Cite this entry
APA

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MLA

“loadstone.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/loadstone. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “loadstone,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/loadstone.

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