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Noun: permanent magnet  'pur-mu-nunt 'mag-nut
  1. A magnet that retains its magnetism after being removed from a magnetic field
    "The refrigerator door was held shut by small permanent magnets";
    - static magnet

Derived forms: permanent magnets

Type of: magnet

Encyclopedia: Permanent magnet