Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun magnetism

2 senses of magnetism

Sense 1
magnetism, magnetic attraction, magnetic force -- (attraction for iron; associated with electric currents as well as magnets; characterized by fields of force)
       => attraction, attractive force -- (the force by which one object attracts another)

Sense 2
magnetism, magnetics -- (the branch of science that studies magnetism)
       => geophysics, geophysical science -- (geology that uses physical principles to study properties of the earth)