磁力(じりょく)

じりょく
noun
magnetic force; magnetism
1. magnetic force; magnetism
The force of attraction or repulsion produced by magnets or magnetic fields. Also used figuratively to describe a powerful attraction.
この磁石(じしゃく)は磁力(じりょく)が強(つよ)い。
This magnet has strong magnetic force.
磁力(じりょく)で金属(きんぞく)を引(ひ)き寄(よ)せる。
It attracts metal with magnetic force.
時間(じかん)が経(た)つと磁力(じりょく)が弱(よわ)くなることがある。
Over time, the magnetic force can weaken.

USAGE:
A compound of 磁(じ) (magnet, magnetic) + 力(りょく) (force, power). Used in science, technology, and everyday descriptions of magnets. Occasionally used figuratively to describe an irresistible pull or attraction.

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 磁力(じりょく)が強(つよ)い (strong magnetic force)
  • 磁力(じりょく)が弱(よわ)い (weak magnetic force)
  • 磁力線(じりょくせん) (magnetic lines of force)

SIMILAR WORDS:

  • 磁気(じき): magnetism — the broader phenomenon or property
  • 引力(いんりょく): gravitational pull, attraction — a different kind of force
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