Webster's English Dictionarymagnetism
mag.ne.tism \'mag-n*-.tiz-*m\ n 1a: a class of physical phenomena that include the attraction for iron obse rved in lodestone and a magnet, are believed to be inseparably associated with moving electricity, are exhibited by both magnets and electric currents, and are characterized by fields of force 1b: a science that deals with magnetic phenomena 2: an ability to attract or charm