permanent magnet

noun

A material, or piece of such material, which retains its magnetism even when not subjected to any external magnetic fields.

Similar
static magnet
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Meanings

nounpermanent magnet (plural permanent magnets)

plural permanent magnets

  1. natural sciencesA material, or piece of such material, which retains its magnetism even when not subjected to any external magnetic fields.

Synonyms & antonyms

nouna magnet that retains its magnetism after being removed from a magnetic field

Similar
static magnet
Broader
magnet

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

Chinese Mandarin 永磁體 /永磁体
  • 永磁體 /永磁体 (yǒngcítǐ)material which retains its magnetism all the time
Estonian püsimagnet
  • püsimagnetmaterial which retains its magnetism all the time
Finnish kestomagneetti
  • kestomagneettimaterial which retains its magnetism all the time
German Permanentmagnet, Dauermagnet
  • Permanentmagnetmaterial which retains its magnetism all the time
  • Dauermagnetmaterial which retains its magnetism all the time
Hungarian állandó mágnes
  • állandó mágnesmaterial which retains its magnetism all the time
Irish buanmhaighnéad
  • buanmhaighnéadmaterial which retains its magnetism all the time
Polish magnes permanentny
  • magnes permanentnymaterial which retains its magnetism all the time
Romanian magnet permanent
  • magnet permanentmaterial which retains its magnetism all the time
Russian постоянный магнит
  • постоянный магнит (postojannyj magnit)material which retains its magnetism all the time
Swedish permanentmagnet
  • permanentmagnetmaterial which retains its magnetism all the time
Tagalog lagiang balani
  • lagiang balanimaterial which retains its magnetism all the time
Turkish sabit mıknatıs
  • sabit mıknatısmaterial which retains its magnetism all the time
Cite this entry
APA

permanent magnet. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/permanent%20magnet

MLA

“permanent magnet.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/permanent%20magnet. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “permanent magnet,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/permanent%20magnet.

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