noun (n)

• attraction for iron; associated with electric currents as well as magnets; characterized by fields of force(noun.phenomenon)

  Synonym:
  magnetic attraction, magnetic force
  

  source: wordnet30
• the branch of science that studies magnetism(noun.cognition)

  Synonym:
  magnetics
  

  source: wordnet30
• The property, quality, or state, of being magnetic; the manifestation of the force in nature which is seen in a magnet.(noun)

  source: webster1913