Webster's Unabridged Dictionary - Letter M - Page 5

Magnetiferous (a.) Producing or conducting magnetism.

Magnetism (n.) The property, quality, or state, of being magnetic; the manifestation of the force in nature which is seen in a magnet.

Magnetism (n.) The science which treats of magnetic phenomena.

Magnetism (n.) Power of attraction; power to excite the feelings and to gain the affections.

Magnetist (n.) One versed in magnetism.

Magnetite (n.) An oxide of iron (Fe3O4) occurring in isometric crystals, also massive, of a black color and metallic luster. It is readily attracted by a magnet and sometimes possesses polarity, being then called loadstone. It is an important iron ore. Called also magnetic iron.

Magnetizable (a.) Capable of magnetized.

Magnetization (n.) The act of magnetizing, or the state of being magnetized.

Magnetized (imp. & p. p.) of Magnetize

Magnetizing (prep. & adv.) of Magnetize

Magnetize (v. t.) To communicate magnetic properties to; as, to magnetize a needle.

Magnetize (v. t.) To attract as a magnet attracts, or like a magnet; to move; to influence.

Magnetize (v. t.) To bring under the influence of animal magnetism.

Magnetizee (n.) A person subjected to the influence of animal magnetism.

Magnetizer (n.) One who, or that which, imparts magnetism.

Magneto- () A prefix meaning pertaining to, produced by, or in some way connected with, magnetism.

Magneto-electric (a.) Alt. of Magneto-electrical

Magneto-electrical (a.) Pertaining to, or characterized by, electricity by the action of magnets; as, magneto-electric induction.

Magneto-electricity (n.) Electricity evolved by the action of magnets.

Magneto-electricity (n.) That branch of science which treats of the development of electricity by the action of magnets; -- the counterpart of electro-magnetism.

Magnetograph (n.) An automatic instrument for registering, by photography or otherwise, the states and variations of any of the terrestrial magnetic elements.

Magnetometer (n.) An instrument for measuring the intensity of magnetic forces; also, less frequently, an instrument for determining any of the terrestrial magnetic elements, as the dip and declination.

Magnetometric (a.) Pertaining to, or employed in, the measurement of magnetic forces; obtained by means of a magnetometer; as, magnetometric instruments; magnetometric measurements.

Magnetomotor (n.) A voltaic series of two or more large plates, producing a great quantity of electricity of low tension, and hence adapted to the exhibition of electro-magnetic phenomena.

Magnetotherapy (n.) The treatment of disease by the application of magnets to the surface of the body.

Magnifiable (a.) Such as can be magnified, or extolled.

Magnific (a.) Alt. of Magnifical

Magnifical (a.) Grand; splendid; illustrious; magnificent.

Magnificat (n.) The song of the Virgin Mary, Luke i. 46; -- so called because it commences with this word in the Vulgate.

Magnificate (v. t.) To magnify or extol.

Magnification (n.) The act of magnifying; enlargement; exaggeration.

Magnificence (n.) The act of doing what magnificent; the state or quality of being magnificent.

Magnificent (a.) Doing grand things; admirable in action; displaying great power or opulence, especially in building, way of living, and munificence.

Magnificent (a.) Grand in appearance; exhibiting grandeur or splendor; splendid' pompous.

Magnificently (adv.) In a Magnificent manner.

Magnificoes (pl. ) of Magnifico

Magnifico (n.) A grandee or nobleman of Venice; -- so called in courtesy.

Magnifico (n.) A rector of a German university.

Magnifier (n.) One who, or that which, magnifies.

Magnified (imp. & p. p.) of Magnify

Magnifying (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Magnify

Magnify (v. t.) To make great, or greater; to increase the dimensions of; to amplify; to enlarge, either in fact or in appearance; as, the microscope magnifies the object by a thousand diameters.

Magnify (v. t.) To increase the importance of; to augment the esteem or respect in which one is held.

Magnify (v. t.) To praise highly; to land; to extol.

Magnify (v. t.) To exaggerate; as, to magnify a loss or a difficulty.

Magnify (v. i.) To have the power of causing objects to appear larger than they really are; to increase the apparent dimensions of objects; as, some lenses magnify but little.

Magnify (v. i.) To have effect; to be of importance or significance.

Magniloquence (n.) The quality of being magniloquent; pompous discourse; grandiloquence.

Magniloquent (a.) Speaking pompously; using swelling discourse; bombastic; tumid in style; grandiloquent.

Magniloquous (a.) Magniloquent.

Magnitude (n.) Extent of dimensions; size; -- applied to things that have length, breath, and thickness.

Magnitude (n.) That which has one or more of the three dimensions, length, breadth, and thickness.

Magnitude (n.) Anything of which greater or less can be predicated, as time, weight, force, and the like.

Magnitude (n.) Greatness; grandeur.

Magnitude (n.) Greatness, in reference to influence or effect; importance; as, an affair of magnitude.

Magnolia (n.) A genus of American and Asiatic trees, with aromatic bark and large sweet-scented whitish or reddish flowers.

Magnoliaceous (a.) Pertaining to a natural order (Magnoliaceae) of trees of which the magnolia, the tulip tree, and the star anise are examples.

Magnum (n.) A large wine bottle.

Magnum (n.) A bone of the carpus at the base of the third metacarpal bone.

Magot (n.) The Barbary ape.

Magot-pie (n.) A magpie.

Magpie (n.) Any one of numerous species of the genus Pica and related genera, allied to the jays, but having a long graduated tail.

Maguari (n.) A South American stork (Euxenara maguari), having a forked tail.

Maguey (n.) The century plant, a species of Agave (A. Americana). See Agave.

Magyar (n.) One of the dominant people of Hungary, allied to the Finns; a Hungarian.

Magyar (n.) The language of the Magyars.

Maha (n.) A kind of baboon; the wanderoo.

Mahabarata (n.) Alt. of Mahabharatam

Mahabharatam (n.) A celebrated epic poem of the Hindoos. It is of great length, and is chiefly devoted to the history of a civil war between two dynasties of ancient India.

Mahaled (n.) A cherry tree (Prunus Mahaleb) of Southern Europe. The wood is prized by cabinetmakers, the twigs are used for pipe stems, the flowers and leaves yield a perfume, and from the fruit a violet dye and a fermented liquor (like kirschwasser) are prepared.

Maharajah (n.) A sovereign prince in India; -- a title given also to other persons of high rank.

Maharif (n.) An African antelope (Hippotragus Bakeri). Its face is striped with black and white.

Maharmah (n.) A muslin wrapper for the head and the lower part of the face, worn by Turkish and Armenian women when they go abroad.

Mahdi (n.) Among Mohammedans, the last imam or leader of the faithful. The Sunni, the largest sect of the Mohammedans, believe that he is yet to appear.

Mahl-stick (n.) See Maul-stick.

Mahoe (n.) A name given to several malvaceous trees (species of Hibiscus, Ochroma, etc.), and to their strong fibrous inner bark, which is used for strings and cordage.

Mahogany (n.) A large tree of the genus Swietenia (S. Mahogoni), found in tropical America.

Mahogany (n.) The wood of the Swietenia Mahogoni. It is of a reddish brown color, beautifully veined, very hard, and susceptible of a fine polish. It is used in the manufacture of furniture.

Mahogany (n.) A table made of mahogany wood.

Maholi (n.) A South African lemur (Galago maholi), having very large ears.

Mahomedan (n.) Alt. of Mahometan

Mahometan (n.) See Mohammedan.

Mahometanism (n.) See Mohammedanism.

Mahometanized (imp. & p. p.) of Mahometanize

Mahometanizing (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Mahometanize

Mahometanize (v. t.) To convert to the religion of Mohammed; to Mohammedanize.

Mahometism (n.) See Mohammedanism.

Mahometist (n.) A Mohammedan.

Mahometry (n.) Mohammedanism.

Mahone (n.) A large Turkish ship.

Mahonia (n.) The Oregon grape, a species of barberry (Berberis Aquifolium), often cultivated for its hollylike foliage.

Mahon stock () An annual cruciferous plant with reddish purple or white flowers (Malcolmia maritima). It is called in England Virginia stock, but the plant comes from the Mediterranean.

Mahoohoo (n.) The African white two-horned rhinoceros (Atelodus simus).

Mahori (n.) One of the dark race inhabiting principally the islands of Eastern Polynesia. Also used adjectively.

Mahound (n.) A contemptuous name for Mohammed; hence, an evil spirit; a devil.

Mahout (n.) The keeper and driver of an elephant.

Mahovo (n.) A device for saving power in stopping and starting a railroad car, by means of a heavy fly wheel.

Mahrati (n.) The language of the Mahrattas; the language spoken in the Deccan and Concan.

Mahratta (n.) One of a numerous people inhabiting the southwestern part of India. Also, the language of the Mahrattas; Mahrati. It is closely allied to Sanskrit.

Mahratta (a.) Of or pertaining to the Mahrattas.

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