magnetically

1. 1.

   by the use of magnetism

   “magnetically contaminated material”
2. 2.

   as if by magnetism

   “he was magnetically attracted to her”

Questions about magnetically

What does magnetically mean?

magnetically means "by the use of magnetism". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in magnetically?

magnetically has 5 syllables: mag-net-i-cal-ly. The stress falls on "net". In IPA it is /mæɡˈnɛtɪkəli/.

Is magnetically a common word?

magnetically is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.