magnetism

Other forms of magnetism

plural

magnetisms·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about magnetism

What does magnetism mean?

magnetism means "attraction for iron; associated with electric currents as well as magnets; characterized by fields of force". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in magnetism?

magnetism has 4 syllables, though it cannot be divided in writing — the spelling has fewer vowels than the word has beats. In IPA it is /ˈmæɡnəˌtɪzəm/.

What is another word for magnetism?

Close synonyms include magnetic attraction, magnetic force, magnetics. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is magnetism a common word?

magnetism is banded "Familiar" — widely understood, used when the subject calls for it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

What rhymes with magnetism?

23 words rhyme with magnetism. Rhymes are matched on the phonemes from the last stressed vowel onward, which is the definition a reader has in their head.