magnet

material or object that produces a magnetic field
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magnet

Summary

magnet ranks in the top 1% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,605 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • magnet is a type of physical object[2].
  • magnet is a type of material[3].
  • magnet's Commons category is recorded as Magnets[4].
  • magnet's Unicode character is recorded as 🧲[5].
  • magnet comprises magnetic pole[6].
  • magnet comprises pole piece[7].
  • magnet's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Types of magnets[8].
  • magnet's Commons gallery is recorded as Magnet[9].
  • magnet's described by source is recorded as Dictionnaire Infernal[10].
  • magnet's described by source is recorded as The Nuttall Encyclopædia[11].
  • magnet's described by source is recorded as Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[12].
  • magnet's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[13].
  • magnet's described by source is recorded as Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[14].
  • magnet's described by source is recorded as Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[15].
  • magnet's described by source is recorded as Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 7[16].
  • magnet's has effect is recorded as magnetic field[17].
  • magnet's different from is recorded as magnesium[18].
  • magnet's different from is recorded as Magnes[19].
  • magnet's different from is recorded as Magnet[20].
  • magnet's MCN code is recorded as 8511.20.10[21].
  • magnet's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as Wikipedia:List of articles all languages should have[22].
  • magnet's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[23].
  • magnet's maintained by WikiProject is recorded as WikiProject Mathematics[24].

Body

Definition and Type

Recorded subclass of include physical object[2] and material[3].

Use and Application

Components include magnetic pole[6] and pole piece[7].

Why It Matters

magnet ranks in the top 1% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,605 views/month).[1] magnet has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[25] magnet is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.[26]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
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  21. [22] . wikidata.org.
  22. [23] . wikidata.org.
  23. [24] . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [25] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [26] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 1d ago · Breogan2008 · 2026-05-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Enciclopedia galega universal id 136877
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P13613]]: 136877"
  2. 14d ago · Mahir256 · 2026-05-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    U.s. national archives identifier 10638164
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P1225]]: 10638164"
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