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...
- USS Lodestone (ADG-8) was a degaussing vessel of the United States Navy, named after the mineral lodestone. Originally planned as a patrol craft escort...
- 8 June 2011. Retrieved 28 August 2024. "Infosys acquires Swiss firm Lodestone for Rs. 1,925 crore". The Hindu. 10 September 2012. Archived from the...
- Lodestone Energy Limited is a New Zealand electricity generation company that specialises in the construction and operation of photovoltaic power stations...
- The Rupes Nigra ("Black Rock"), a phantom island, was believed to be a black rock located at the Magnetic North Pole or at the geographic North Pole itself...
- Powelliphanta "Lodestone" is a provisional name for an as yet undescribed species of large, carnivorous land snail, an "amber snail", a terrestrial pulmonate...
- Lodestone Games was a game development studio based in Charlottesville, Virginia. The majority of its employees came from EA/Kesmai after Electronic Arts...
- 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...