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magic | einstein |

As nouns the difference between magic and einstein

is that magic is the use of rituals or actions, especially based on supernatural or occult knowledge, to manipulate or obtain information about the natural world, especially when seen as falling outside the realm of religion; also the forces allegedly drawn on for such practices while Einstein is an extremely clever or intelligent person.

As proper nouns the difference between magic and einstein

is that magic is the decrypted Japanese messages produced by US cryptographers in and prior to World War II while Einstein is Albert Einstein, the world-famous 20th Century theoretical physicist who developed the theory of relativity.

As an adjective magic

is having supernatural talents, properties or qualities attributed to magic.

As a verb magic

is to produce, transform (something), (as if) by magic.

magic

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Alternative forms

* magick (qualifier) Used as a deliberate archaism; used for supernatural magic, as distinguished from stage magic. * magicke (obsolete) * magique (obsolete)

Noun

(en-noun)
  • The use of rituals or actions, especially based on supernatural or occult knowledge, to manipulate or obtain information about the natural world, especially when seen as falling outside the realm of religion; also the forces allegedly drawn on for such practices.
  • *c. 1489 , (William Caxton), Foure Sonnes of Aymon :
  • *:And whan he shall be arrayed as I telle you / lete hym thenne doo his incantacyons & his magyke as he wyll […].
  • *1781 , (Edward Gibbon), Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire , II.23:
  • *:The arts of magic and divination were strictly prohibited.
  • *1971 , , Religion and the Decline of Magic , Folio Society 2012, p. 23:
  • *:Conversions to the new religion […] have frequently been assisted by the view of converts that they are acquiring not just a means of otherworldly salvation, but a new and more powerful magic .
  • A specific ritual or procedure associated with supernatural magic or with mysticism; a spell.
  • Something producing remarkable results, especially when not fully understood; an enchanting quality; exceptional skill.
  • * {{quote-book, year=1963, author=(Margery Allingham)
    • , title=(The China Governess) , chapter=1 citation , passage=The original family who had begun to build a palace to rival Nonesuch had died out before they had put up little more than the gateway, so that the actual structure which had come down to posterity retained the secret magic of a promise rather than the overpowering splendour of a great architectural achievement.}}
  • A conjuring trick or illusion performed to give the appearance of supernatural phenomena or powers.

    • Synonyms

    * (allegedly supernatural method to dominate natural forces) dwimmer, thaumaturgy, conjuring, sorcery, witchcraft, dweomercraft/dwimmercraft * (illusion performed to give the appearance of magic or the supernatural) sleight of hand, illusionism, legerdemain, dwimmer

    Adjective

    (-)
  • Having supernatural talents, properties or qualities attributed to magic.
    • a magic''' wand; a '''magic dragon
  • Producing extraordinary results, as though through the use of magic; wonderful, amazing.
    • a magic moment
  • Pertaining to conjuring tricks or illusions performed for entertainment etc.
    • a magic''' show; a '''magic trick
  • (colloquial) Great; excellent.
    • — I cleaned up the flat while you were out. — Really? Magic !
  • (physics) Describing the number of nucleons in a particularly stable isotopic nucleus; 2, 8, 20, 28, 50, 82, 126, and 184.

    • Synonyms

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    Verb

    (magick)
  • To produce, transform (something), (as if) by magic.

    • Synonyms

    * (produce magically) conjure up

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    einstein

    English

    Proper noun

    (en proper noun)
  • , the world-famous 20th Century theoretical physicist who developed the theory of relativity.
  • * 1919 November 10, “LIGHTS ALL ASKEW IN THE HEAVENS”, New York Times
    • Men of Science More or Less Agog Over Results of Eclipse Observations.
    EINSTEIN THEORY TRIUMPHS
    Stars Not Where They Seemed or Were Calculated to be, but Nobody Need Worry.
    A BOOK FOR 12 WISE MEN
    No More in All the World Could Comprehend it, Said Einstein When His Daring Publishers Accepted it.
  • * 1977 , James Taylor, “Secret O’ Life”, JT , Columbia Records
    • Einstein said he could never understand it all / Planets spinning through space
  • * 1993 , Steve Martin, Picasso at the Lapin Agile
    • Gaston: Picasso, Einstein , Schmendiman. Somehow it doesn't have a ring.
  • * 2000 January 22, Carl Kasell (announcer), “Listener Limerick Challenge”, Wait, Wait...Don’t Tell Me! , National Public Radio
    • If Einstein , my dear / Were a toll booth cashier / I imagine he too would be [bored ]
  • (surname)

    • Derived terms

    * einstein * einsteinium * Einstein field equation * Einstein's constant

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • An extremely clever or intelligent person.
    • Can you believe he's just a kindergartener? It looks like they've got an Einstein in the family.

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