[DOC] [TLE] languagehat.com : MAGNET. [PAR] May 28, 2005 ... I knew that the word magnet was ultimately from Greek Magntis (lithos) ... 
Merriam-Webster's concurs: stone of Magnesia, ancient city in Asia Minor. ... 2; 
36. 126-7) cites Nicander as his authority for the derivation from the name ... time, 
I was seen as just too weird for words. i never took the possibility of a... [DOC] [TLE] magnet - Memidex dictionary/thesaurus [PAR] Synonyms: attracter, attraction, attractive feature, attractor. ... a person or thing 
that exerts a great attraction (24 of 436 words, 2 definitions, 9 usage .... Latin 
magnes (generally magnetis) from Greek Magntis (lithos), (stone) of "Magnesia" 
... www.merriam-webster.com/audio.php file=magnet01 word=magnet [
cite]... [DOC] [TLE] Magnet - definition of magnet by The Free Dictionary [PAR] Word / Article ... [C15: via Latin from Greek magns, shortened from ho Magns 
lithos the ... [140050; < Old French < Latin magnt-, s. of magns < Greek for (h
) Mgns (lthos) (the stone) of Magnesia] ... Magnets have two magnetic poles, 
called north and south. 2. ... ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonyms
Legend:. [DOC] [TLE] Magnetes - definition of Magnetes by The Free Dictionary [PAR] Magnetes synonyms, Magnetes pronunciation, Magnetes translation, English ... 
Word / Article ... s. of magns < Greek for (h) Mgns (lthos) (the stone) of 
Magnesia] ... magnetic pole, pole - one of the two ends of a magnet where the 
magnetism .... 2. strongly attractive. a magnetic personality. magneties, aantreklik 
 ... [DOC] [TLE] How magnet is made - material, manufacture, making, history, used ... [PAR] All magnets have two points where the magnetic force is greatest. ... The word 
magnet is derived from the Greek name magnetis lithos, the stone of Magnesia, 
referring to the region on ... The term lodestone comes from the Anglo-Saxon 
meaning "leading stone," or literally, "the stone that leads. .... "An Attractive 
Proposition. [DOC] [TLE] APPLIED MAGNETS - Magnet Information - How Magnets Work ... [PAR] All magnets have two points where the magnetic force is greatest. ... The word 
magnet is derived from the Greek name magnetis lithos, the stone of Magnesia, 
referring to the region on ... The term lodestone comes from the Anglo-Saxon 
meaning "leading stone," or literally, "the stone that leads. .... "An Attractive 
Proposition. [DOC] [TLE] HOLDING MAGNET     , translation ... [PAR] More meanings of this word and English-Russian, Russian-English translations 
for ... English magnete, from Anglo-French, from Latin magnet-, magnes, from 
Greek magns ( lithos ), literally, stone of  ... 2. holding noun that which holds, 
binds, or influences. ... Gk magnes (lithos), lit., stone of Magnesia, ancient city  [DOC] [TLE] BABE MAGNET meaning in English,  . Slang ... [PAR] An attractive or sexually desirable male. ... More meanings of this word and 
English-Russian, Russian-English translations for ... magnetic force magneto 
meter 2. ... from Anglo-French, from Latin magnet-, magnes, from Greek magns ( 
lithos ), literally, stone of  ... Gk magnes (lithos), lit., stone of Magnesia, ancient 
city  [DOC] [TLE] Ebofi - Electronic Book of Inventions [PAR] Aug 1, 2010 ... Perhaps the first two ideas worthy of the name of 'invention', even though 
invented ..... The water clock, known from a Greek word as the clepsydra, ... 
Rome and China are already linked by the Silk Road, and glazed ceramics are 
attractive commodities. ... They call it lithos magnetis, the 'stone of Magnesia'. [DOC] [TLE] cv10pm [PAR] By the word 'charged' I merely mean that a potential difference is created ... The 
control mechanism allows these electrons to flow through the two force rings 
which ..... comes from the ancient Greek

Question: This "attractive" word is from 2 Greek words for "stone of magnesia"
Answer: a magnet