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Hahhaa, lol!bigcypresshunter said:Now you have confused us even more LOL.Eu_citzen said:Definition of magnetic:TiredIron said:Meteorites......are "not" magnetic. These terms get tossed around incorrectly. I hope you all are not offended by trying to set that topic straight. 8)
Definition of "Magnetic"...having the properties of a magnet; i.e. of attracting iron or steel.
http://meteorites.wustl.edu/id/magnetic.htm
TiredIron
# S: (adj) magnetic (of or relating to or caused by magnetism) "magnetic forces"
# S: (adj) magnetic, magnetized, magnetised (having the properties of a magnet; i.e. of attracting iron or steel) "the hard disk is covered with a thin coat of magnetic material"
# S: (adj) magnetic (capable of being magnetized)
# S: (adj) magnetic (determined by earth's magnetic fields) "magnetic north"; "the needle of a magnetic compass points to the magnetic north pole"
Definition of magnetized:
# S: (v) magnetize, magnetise (make magnetic) "The strong magnet magnetized the iron shavings"
# S: (adj) charismatic, magnetic (possessing an extraordinary ability to attract) "a charismatic leader"; "a magnetic personality"
From: http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?o2=&o0=1&o7=&o5=&o1=1&o6=&o4=&o3=&s=magnetized
I just had to look it up.![]()