magnetic tape

memory device consisting of a long thin plastic strip coated with iron oxide; used to record audio or video signals or to store computer information; "he took along a dozen tapes to record the interview" ;

magnetic variation

the angle (at a particular location) between magnetic north and true north ;

magnetics

the branch of science that studies magnetism ;

magnetisation

the physical property of being magnetic ; the process that makes a substance magnetic (temporarily or permanently) ; the extent or degree to which something is magnetized ;

magnetism

the branch of science that studies magnetism ; attraction for iron; associated with electric currents as well as magnets; characterized by fields of force ;

magnetite

an oxide of iron that is strongly attracted by magnets ;

magnetization

the physical property of being magnetic ; the process that makes a substance magnetic (temporarily or permanently) ; the extent or degree to which something is magnetized ;

magneto

a small dynamo with a secondary winding that produces a high voltage enabling a spark to jump between the poles of a spark plug in a gasoline engine ;

magnetoelectric machine

a small dynamo with a secondary winding that produces a high voltage enabling a spark to jump between the poles of a spark plug in a gasoline engine ;

magnetograph

a scientific instrument that registers magnetic variations (especially variations of the earth's magnetic field) ;

magnetohydrodynamics

the study of the interaction of magnetic fields and electrically conducting fluids (as plasma or molten metal) ;

magnetometer

a meter to compare strengths of magnetic fields ;

magnetomotive force

the force that produces magnetic flux ;

magnetomotive force unit

a unit of measurement of magnetomotive force ;

magneton

a unit of magnetic moment of a molecular or atomic or subatomic particle ;

magnetosphere

the magnetic field of a planet; the volume around the planet in which charged particles are subject more to the planet's magnetic field than to the solar magnetic field ;

magnetron

a diode vacuum tube in which the flow of electrons from a central cathode to a cylindrical anode is controlled by crossed magnetic and electric fields; used mainly in microwave oscillators ;

magnificat

(Luke) the canticle of the Virgin Mary (from Luke 1:46 beginning `Magnificat anima mea Dominum') ;

magnification

the act of expanding something in apparent size ; a photographic print that has been enlarged ; making to seem more important than it really is ; the ratio of the size of an image to the size of the object ;

magnificence

splendid or imposing in size or appearance; "the grandness of the architecture"; "impressed by the richness of the flora" ; the quality of being magnificent or splendid or grand; "for magnificence and personal service there is the Queen's hotel"; "his `Hamlet' lacks the brilliance that one expects"; "it is the university that gives the scene its stately splendor"; "an imaginative mix of old-fashioned grandeur and colorful art"; "advertisers capitalize on the grandness and elegance it brings to their products" ;

magnificio

a person of distinguished rank or appearance ;

magnifier

a scientific instrument that magnifies an image ;

magnifying glass

light microscope consisting of a single convex lens that is used to produce an enlarged image; "the magnifying glass was invented by Roger Bacon in 1250" ;

magniloquence

high-flown style; excessive use of verbal ornamentation; "the grandiosity of his prose"; "an excessive ornateness of language" ;

magnitude

the property of relative size or extent (whether large or small); "they tried to predict the magnitude of the explosion"; "about the magnitude of a small pea" ; relative importance; "a problem of the first magnitude" ; a number assigned to the ratio of two quantities; two quantities are of the same order of magnitude if one is less than 10 times as large as the other; the number of magnitudes that the quantities differ is specified to within a power of 10 ;

magnitude relation

a relation between magnitudes ;

magnolia

any shrub or tree of the genus Magnolia; valued for their longevity and exquisite fragrant blooms ; dried bark of various magnolias; used in folk medicine ;

magnolia acuminata

American deciduous magnolia having large leaves and fruit like a small cucumber ;

magnolia family

subclass Magnoliidae: genera Liriodendron, Magnolia, and Manglietia ;

magnolia fraseri

small erect deciduous tree with large leaves in coiled formations at branch tips ;

magnolia grandiflora

evergreen tree of southern United States having large stiff glossy leaves and huge white sweet-smelling flowers ;

magnolia macrophylla

large deciduous shrub or tree of southeastern United States having huge leaves in dense false whorls and large creamy flowers tinged purple toward the base ;

magnolia soulangiana

large deciduous shrub or small tree having large open rosy to purplish flowers; native to Asia; prized as an ornamental in eastern North America ;

magnolia state

a state in the Deep South on the gulf of Mexico; one of the Confederate States during the American Civil War ;

magnolia stellata

deciduous shrubby magnolia from Japan having fragrant white starlike flowers blooming before leaves unfold; grown as an ornamental in United States ;

magnolia tripetala

small deciduous tree of eastern North America having creamy white flowers and large leaves in formations like umbrellas at the ends of branches ;

magnolia virginiana

shrub or small tree having rather small fragrant white flowers; abundant in southeastern United States ;

magnoliaceae

subclass Magnoliidae: genera Liriodendron, Magnolia, and Manglietia ;

magnoliid dicot family

family of dicotyledonous flowering plants regarded as among the most primitive of extant angiosperms ;

magnoliid dicot genus

genus of dicotyledonous flowering plants regarded as among the most primitive of extant angiosperms ;