Meaning

3 senses

  1. Any naturally occurring magnet.

  2. (broadly)The focus of one's attraction or attention

    an ideological lodestone

  3. (obsolete)The mineral magnetite.

More definitions
  • a permanent magnet consisting of magnetite that possess polarity and has the power to attract as well as to be attracted magnetically

Examples

3 sentences

  1. Lodestones are magnetized pieces of magnetite.

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  2. A lodestone contains iron.

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  3. Lodestones are naturally occurring magnets.

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Translations

2 languages

Origin

First attested from 1515, from Middle English lode (“guide”) + stone. From use as a guide

First attested from 1515, from Middle English lode (“guide”) + stone. From use as a guide tool by mariners. See also: lodestar.

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Forms

plural: lodestones

Synonyms

1 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • a permanent magnet consisting of magnetite that possess polarity and has the power to attract as well as to be attracted magnetically:loadstone

See also

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