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fiJIATKo — compare cum laude, summa cum laude magnani mous /maeg'naemmas/ adj. (formal) kind, generous and forgiving, especially towards an enemy or a rival ) : a

magnanimous gesture A $£ #J o He was magnani­mous in defeat and praised his opponent’s skill mrmmwt,        , ► mag-na-nim-

ity /.maegna'mmati/ noun [U]: She accepted the criticism with magnanimity.   74tti¥0 magnani­

mously adv.

magnate /'maegneit/ noun a person who is rich, powerful and successful, especially in business it; IA;   ( %1b )     a media/property/

shipping magnate     / fiisikTS

mag ne sia /maeg’ni^a; MmE -Ja; BrE also -zia/ noun [U] a white substance containing magnesium, used to help

With INDIGESTION ^|g!? (        )

magnesium /maeg'niiziam/ noun [U] (symb Mg) a chemical element. Magnesium is a light, silver-white metal that bums with a bright white flame, fi

magnets

magnet

magnet         fridge magnet

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mag-net /’maegnat/ noun 1 a piece of iron that attracts objects made of iron towards it, either naturally or because of an electric current that is passed through it fit 44; Mff', yt&fi 2 [usually sing.] ~ (for sb/sth) a person, place or thing that sb/sth is attracted to fjtfjA ( i&ifeAT ) : In the 1990s the area became a magnet for new investment. &7itfeE:i4 20   90 T

3 an object with a magnetic surface that you can stick onto a metal surface

4 % # : fridge magnets of your favourite cartoon characters WPfTf

mag net ic /maeg'netik/ [usually before noun] 1 be­having like a magnet(l)  WS7I407 magnetic

materials  14 44 $4 o The block becomes magnetic when

the current is switched on. xZ.lktiiWtA'fiM

(4 „ 2 connected with or produced by magnetism W. 7j; M14    : magnetic properties/forces fit 14 / AJ 0 a

magnetic disk (= one containing magnetic tape that stores information to be used by a computer) W. A 3 that people find very powerful and attractive HAT 31 Aj 1$; T !l£ Aj Eft: a magnetic personality ^TMAjEft 714 ► mag-net-ic-al-ly /-kli/ fldv. mag netic compass noun = compass(I) mag.netic 'field noun an area around a magnet or magnetic object, where there is a force that will attract some metals towards it mag.netic 'media noun [pi., u] the different methods, for example magnetic tape, that are used to store information for computers MfoMfl(

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mag.netic 'north noun [u] the direction that is approximately north as it is shown on a magnetic compass 5$ it — compare true north mag.netic 'storm noun a situation in which the magnetic field of the earth or of another planet, star, etc. is disturbed )

mag.netic 'strip noun a line of magnetic material on a plastic card, containing information ( W 44 7 ± Pf4 7

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mag.netic 'tape noun [u] a type of plastic tape that is used for recording sound, pictures or computer infor­mation M-rf?

magnet ism /'maegnatizam/ noun [U] 1 a physical property (= characteristic) of some metals such as iron, produced by electric currents, that causes forces between objects, either pulling them towards each other or pushing them apart ^14; MA 2 the qualities of sth, especially a person’s character, that people find powerful and attractive 31 Aj ; M Aj : She exudes sexual magnetism.  Ac14EftMAJo

magnet ize (BrE also -ise) /'maegnataiz/ verb [VN]

1                  [usually passive] (technical 7 i£) to make sth metal

behave like a magnet it; {4 7 ^ -|4 2 to strongly attract sb 0j£3l; M. ft : Cities have a powerful magnet­izing effect on young people.         77#

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mag neto /maeg'nktau; NAmE -'niitou/ noun (pi. -os) a small piece of equipment that uses magnets(I) to produce the electricity that lights the fuel in the engine of a car, etc.       zM&tTAc^a

'magnet school noun (NAmE) a school in a large city that offers extra courses in some subjects in order to attract students from other areas of the city ( 4

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mag ni fi ca tion /.maegmfi'keiXn/ noun 1 [U] the act of making sth look larger MA: The insects were examined under magnification. # h A Mz M Ac fe fti      Eft.«

2                  [C, U] the degree to which sth is made to look larger;

the degree to which sth is able to make things look larger M A 7; MAiaM: a magnification of 10 times the actual size ’MO jp 7 ^  • ift 7 7 0 high/low

magnification / ifc M A 7 0 The telescope has a magnification of 50.          50 1§0

magnifi cent /maeg'nifisnt/ adj. extremely attractive and impressive; deserving praise fijfjfEft; 77 Eft; ft 4# ®Eft ECC3 splendid: The Taj Mahal is a magnificent building. ^1©|^J|^®77Eftlt$io   0 She looked

magnificent in her wedding dress.     fill AM

iltTo 0 You’ve all done a magnificent job. iS JL 74# fR4B        o ► mag-nifi-cence /-sns/ noun [U]: the

magnificence of the scenery H 4± M mag-nifi-cent-ly adv. : The public have responded magnificently to our appeal. *HP3cinift««,

mag ni fier /'maegmfaia(r)/ noun a piece of equipment that is used to make things look larger ; MlAW. mag-nify /'maegmfai/ verb (mag-ni-fies, mag-ni-fy-ing, mag-ni-fied, mag-ni-fied) [VN] 1 to make sth look bigger than it really is, for example by using a lens or micro­scope A Pin enlarge : bacteria magnified to 1 000 times their actual size WtAT 1 000 i&MMW 0 an image magnified by a factor of 4 Mi A J 4fg^j[§ff2to make sth bigger, louder or stronger TA\ : The sound was magnified by the high roof. jg B|r] ^ o 0 The dry summer has magnified the problem of water shortages. Tit M ®]   3 to

make sth seem more important or serious than it really is ^A ( Jr^44^/nITti4 ) ; HT1 exaggerate

'magnifying glass noun a round piece of glass, usually with a handle, that you look through and that makes things look bigger than they really are MA^ — picture

0                  GLASS

mag-ni-tude /'maegmtjuid; NAmE -tu:d/ noun ~ (of sth)

1                  [U] (formal) the great size or importance of sth; the

degree to which sth is large or important EelT; ST; Jr Ic ‘14 : We did not realize the magnitude of the problem, ft f] & W M iH i'J fnl S W S ^ '14 „ o a discovery of the first magnitude —MUMWMfeM 2 [C, U] (astronomy A) the degree to which a star is bright M ^; S % IS : The star varies in brightness by about three magnitudes. S #    IS A ^ ft 7 7 S ^ „ 3 [C, U]

(geology J4) the size of an earthquake MB.

mag no lia /maeg'naulia; NAmE -'noo-/ noun 1 [C] a tree with large white, pink or purple flowers that smell sweet TAT 7 AW 2 [U] (BrE) a very pale cream colour

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