The recording of a signal; sound or image, on a magnetizable vessel or medium for storage, and retrieval purposes.

(physics) a measure of the magnetisation of a material in a magnetic field; symbol μ. Materials with values less than 1 are diamagnetic those above are paramagnetic.

(physics) the state of being a north pole or south pole; the magnetic equivalent of electric charge

(physics) A hypothetical particle having an isolated north or south pole; the magnetic equivalent of an isolated electric charge.

(physics) The torque exerted on a magnet within a magnetic field; a vector, being the product of the strength of the magnet and the distance between its poles.

(music) The liturgical canticle of the Virgin Mary, sung in Christian churches; taken from her reported words upon the occasion of her Visitation to her cousin Elizabeth.

Any solid solution of magnesium with aluminium, zinc, manganese, silicon, zirconium etc that has a low specific gravity and is used in aircraft manufacture, etc.

(physics) The number of neutrons or protons in nuclei which are required to fill the major quantum shells, and thus produce exceptionally stable nuclei: 2, 8, 20, 28, 50, 82 and 126.

(physics) a magnetic field with axial symmetry capable of converging a beam of charged particles of uniform velocity and of forming images of objects placed in the path of such beam

(physics) a thermometer whose operation is based upon Curie's law; typically used to measure temperatures below 1 K