| 单词 | lodestone |
| 释义 | lodestone noun[CorU] uk/ˈləʊd.stəʊn/us/ˈloʊd.stoʊn/(apieceof)rockthatcontainsa lot ofironand canthereforebe used as amagnet(= anobjectthatpullsmetalobjectstowards it) （天然）磁铁，磁石Geology: types of rock
Examplesoflodestonelodestone Instead of being a millstone, it will be an economiclodestone. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 There was one apparatus which had alodestoneon the top pulling up a weight. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 The dealing room has become thelodestoneof morality in our society. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Good land, free for the taking, this was thelodestonethat drew the settler, that made hint willing to hear the hardships and privations of pioneering. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 The first magnetic compasses were made from lodestones, while more modern magnetic compasses played an important role in the history of navigation. From Wikipedia  This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.This remanence is carried by minerals, particularly certain strongly magnetic minerals like magnetite (the main source of magnetism inlodestone). From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Pliny also stated garlic demagnetizes lodestones, which is not factual. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The liner notes state that the album is dedicated to thelodestone. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.It was a goodlodestonearound which the song could revolve. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Thales did address the topic, approaching it throughlodestoneand amber, which, when electrified by rubbing together, also attracts. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Thelodestoneand the amber must be alive, and if that were so, there could be no difference between the living and the dead. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.With a more efficient compass magnetized bylodestone, the thermoremanence compass fell out of use. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The male "magnes" attracted iron, and was the iron ore we now know aslodestoneor magnetite, and which probably gave us the term magnet. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.When he was out on a canvass, his name was alodestonewhich drew the farmers to his stump from fifty miles around. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Naturally magnetized pieces of magnetite, calledlodestone, will attract small pieces of iron, and this was how ancient people first noticed the property of magnetism. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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