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Geophysicists who study ancient magnetism recreate this process, reheating rock samples in the presence of known magnetic fields and comparing the new alignment of the iron atoms with the orientation of iron atoms before the rock was reheated.

Armed with confidence and a 20-something’s magnetism, within months, Kinne had moved to Kansas City, where she took on a married lover.

From Ozy

The second coil is there to detect those changes in magnetism — and along the way can very precisely measure the strength of the external field.

We’re as susceptible to feminine magnetism as men are, even if the game doesn’t end in bed.

From Time

The reason physicists have eagerly awaited Fermilab’s new measurement is that the muon’s magnetic moment — essentially the strength of its intrinsic magnetism — encodes a huge amount of information about the universe.

The powerful forces of gravity and magnetism channel matter into huge flattened spinning platters known as accretion disks.

As the project progressed, I felt a subtle change happening to me, as though I was picking up some of his spiritual magnetism.

His aura was calm, and his being exuded a subtle spiritual magnetism.

All-American, with just enough sex appeal to maintain the magnetism.

By adolescence she had acquired the remarkable self-assuredness, and personal magnetism, that would define her destiny.

The real experience has a magnetism of its own and will win above mere technicality whenever it has the opportunity.

Some hidden magnetism burst from him like an aura, and his cold pasty face and light gray eyes flamed into positive beauty.

She had expected personality, magnetism, as a compensation for nature's external economies.

For Isabel Otis the genius loci had a more powerful and enduring magnetism than any man or woman she had ever known.

His reputation and his personal magnetism soon began to effect a complete change in his army.

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On this page you'll find 52 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to magnetism, such as: allure, charisma, appeal, attraction, draw, and enchantment.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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