lodestone
Any naturally occurring magnet.
Other meanings
The focus of one's attraction or attention
“an ideological lodestone”
The mineral magnetite.
A kind of
- permanent magnet
Word history
From Middle English "lode" (guide).
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “lodestone” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; related-word lists use Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0, based on Princeton WordNet), published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.