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Magnet vs Manet - What's the difference?

magnet | manet |

As nouns the difference between magnet and manet

is that magnet is a piece of material that attracts some metals by magnetism while Manet is a work by Édouard Manet

As a verb manet is

used in stage directions; literally, he, she or it remains. Compare exit, exeunt.

As a proper noun Manet is

Édouard Manet, French painter.

magnet

English

Noun

(wikipedia magnet) (en noun)
  • A piece of material that attracts some metals by magnetism.
  • (informal, figuratively, preceded by a noun) A person or thing that attracts what is denoted by the preceding noun.
    • He always had a girl on his arm - he's a bit of a babe-magnet .
  • * 2007, J. Michael Fay, Ivory Wars: Last Stand in Zakouma , National Geographic (March 2007), 47,
    • ...I wanted to show Nick the largest of the water holes, Rigueik, that act as magnets to life in the dry season.

    Derived terms

    (Terms derived from "magnet") * babe magnet * bar magnet * electromagnet * ferromagnet * fridge magnet * magnetarium * magnetic * magnetise, magnetize * magnetism * magnet school * man magnet * permanent magnet

    Related terms

    * magnetic * magnetism * magnetite * Magnesia

    See also

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    manet

    English

    Verb

    (head)
  • (theater) Used in stage directions; literally, he, she or it remains. Compare exit'', ''exeunt .
  • * Exeunt'' Princess and maidens. ''Manet'' Lady Blanche. — , 1884

    • Usage notes

    * Manent, the Latin plural present indicative of maneo is used when more than one actor remains on stage.

    Coordinate terms

    * exit, exeunt

    Anagrams

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