Definition of Lodestone. Meaning of Lodestone. Synonyms of Lodestone

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Definition of Lodestone

Lodestone
Loadstone Load"stone`, Lodestone Lode"stone, n. [Load, lode + stone.] (Min.) A piece of magnetic iron ore possessing polarity like a magnetic needle. See Magnetite.
Lodestone
Lodestone Lode"stone`, n. (Min.) Same as Loadstone.

Meaning of Lodestone from wikipedia

- Lodestones are naturally magnetized pieces of the mineral magnetite. They are naturally occurring magnets, which can attract iron. The property of magnetism...
- A lodestone is a naturally magnetized piece of the mineral magnetite. Lodestone may also refer to: RMAS Lodestone (A115), a former degaussing vessel of...
- RMAS Lodestone (A115) was a Magnet-class Royal Navy degaussing ship. She was completed in 1980 by the Clelands Shipbuilding Company. The Magnet-class...
- December 2011. Retrieved 7 October 2017. "Infosys acquires Swiss firm Lodestone for Rs. 1,925 crore". The Hindu. 10 September 2012. Archived from the...
- The Rupes Nigra ("Black Rock") black rock located at the Magnetic North Pole or at the North Pole itself. Described by Mercator as 33 "French" miles in...
- made of lodestone, a naturally magnetized ore of iron. Later comp****es were made of iron needles, magnetized by striking them with a lodestone, which appeared...
- Lodestone Games was a game development studio based in Charlottesville, Virginia. The majority of its employees came from EA/Kesmai after Electronic Arts...
- during the Han dynasty (202 BC – 220 AD). The first comp****es were made of lodestone, a naturally magnetized stone of iron, in Han dynasty China. It was called...
- occurring minerals on Earth. Naturally magnetized pieces of magnetite, called lodestone, will attract small pieces of iron, which is how ancient peoples first...
- Kaitaia in the Far North District of New Zealand. The farm is owned by Lodestone Energy. When complete, the farm will generate 55 GWh of electricity a...