field magnet

== English == === Etymology === First attested in 1878. === Pronunciation === enPR: fēld′ măg′nĭt (contemporary Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˌfiːld maɡ.nɪt/ (General American, Canada) IPA(key): /ˌfild mæɡ.nɪt/ (General Australian, conservative Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˌfiːld mæɡ.nɪt/ (New Zealand) IPA(key): /ˌfiːld mɛɡ.nət/ (Scotland) IPA(key): /ˌfild maɡ.nɪt/ (India) IPA(key): /ˌfiːlɖ maɡ.nɪʈ/ Hyphenation: field mag‧net === Noun === field magnet (plural field magnets) (electromagnetism) A magnet used to produce a magnetic field in a device. === See also === lodestar, lodestone; magnet; polestar === References === === Further reading === “field magnet”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.