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loadstone

UK:^*^*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈləʊdˌstəʊn/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(lōd′stōn′)

load•stone (lōd′stōn′),USA pronunciation n.

Mineralogylodestone.

earlier load lode + stone 1505–15

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loadstone /ˈləʊdˌstəʊn/ n

a variant spelling of lodestone

lode•stone /ˈloʊdˌstoʊn/USA pronunciation n.

Mineralogy[uncountable] a mineral that possesses magnetism.
Mineralogy[countable] something that attracts like a magnet.

lode•stone (lōd′stōn′),USA pronunciation n.

Mineralogya variety of magnetite that possesses magnetic polarity and attracts iron.
a piece of this serving as a magnet.
something that attracts strongly.

Also, loadstone.

lode (in obsolete sense "way, course'') + stone 1505–15

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lodestone, loadstone /ˈləʊdˌstəʊn/ n

- a rock that consists of pure or nearly pure magnetite and thus is naturally magnetic
- a piece of such rock, which can be used as a magnet and which was formerly used as a primitive compass
a person or thing regarded as a focus of attraction

Etymology: 16th Century: literally: guiding stone

'loadstone' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):

adamant - lodestone - siderite

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