magnetical

adjective

mag·​net·​i·​cal

(ˈ)mag¦net|ə̇kəl,

(ˈ)maig-,

-et|,

|ēk- sometimes məgˈn-

archaic

: magnetic

Word History

Etymology

Late Latin magneticus + English -al

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