Hypertext Webster Gateway: "Lodestone"

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)

Loadstone \Load"stone`\, Lodestone \Lode"stone\, n. [Load, lode
+ stone.] (Min.)
A piece of magnetic iron ore possessing polarity like a
magnetic needle. See {Magnetite}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)

Lodestone \Lode"stone`\, n. (Min.)
Same as {Loadstone}.

From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)

lodestone
n : magnetite that possess polarity and has the power to attract
as well as to be attracted magnetically [syn: {loadstone}]


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