"lodestone" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈloʊdˌstoʊn/ [General-American] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Wodencafe-lodestone.wav Forms: lodestones [plural]
Etymology: First attested from 1515, from Middle English lode (“guide”) + stone. From use as a guide tool by mariners. See also: lodestar. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|lode||guide}} Middle English lode (“guide”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} lodestone (plural lodestones)
  1. A naturally occurring magnet. Translations (natural magnet): магни́т (magnít) [masculine] (Bulgarian), zeilsteen [masculine] (Dutch), luonnonmagneetti (Finnish), אֶבֶן שׁוֹאֶבֶת (éven shoévet) [feminine] (Hebrew), batu magnet (Indonesian), adhmaint [feminine] (Irish), cloch adhmainte [feminine] (Irish), calamita [feminine] (Italian), rinotō (Maori), imán [masculine] (Spanish), calamita [feminine] (Spanish), magnetit [common-gender] (Swedish), svartmalm [common-gender] (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-lodestone-en-noun-7d9eLULV Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with Hebrew translations, Terms with Indonesian translations, Terms with Irish translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Maori translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Swedish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 47 53 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 53 47 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 53 47 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 50 50 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 50 50 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 51 49 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 50 50 Disambiguation of Terms with Hebrew translations: 50 50 Disambiguation of Terms with Indonesian translations: 56 44 Disambiguation of Terms with Irish translations: 45 55 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 50 50 Disambiguation of Terms with Maori translations: 50 50 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 50 50 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 50 50 Disambiguation of 'natural magnet': 91 9
  2. (obsolete) The mineral magnetite. Tags: obsolete Categories (topical): Minerals Translations (magnetite): магнети́т (magnetít) [masculine] (Bulgarian), zeilsteen [masculine, neuter] (Dutch), magnetiitti (Finnish), magnetit (Indonesian), magnetite [feminine] (Italian), rinotō (Maori), piedra imán [feminine] (Spanish), magnetit [common-gender] (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-lodestone-en-noun-xAJHEusF Disambiguation of Minerals: 30 70 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with Hebrew translations, Terms with Irish translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Maori translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Swedish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 47 53 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 53 47 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 53 47 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 50 50 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 50 50 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 51 49 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 50 50 Disambiguation of Terms with Hebrew translations: 50 50 Disambiguation of Terms with Irish translations: 45 55 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 50 50 Disambiguation of Terms with Maori translations: 50 50 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 50 50 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 50 50 Disambiguation of 'magnetite': 15 85
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: loadstone

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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