different between effectiveness vs magnetism

English

Etymology

effective +? -ness

Pronunciation

Noun

effectiveness (countable and uncountable, plural effectivenesses)

1. The property of being effective, of achieving results.

   The effectiveness of the drug was well established.

2. The capacity or potential for achieving results.
3. The degree to which something achieves results.

   He questioned the effectiveness of the treatment.

   • 2013, Phil McNulty, "[1]", BBC Sport, 1 September 2013:

     United were having more possession but a sign of the effectiveness of Liverpool's defence was that it took the visitors 76 minutes to force Mignolet into serious action, when he dived to punch away a shot from substitute Nani.

Related terms

• effect
• effective
• effectivity
• effector
• effectual
• effectuate
• efficacious
• efficacity
• efficacy
• efficiency
• efficient

Translations

English

Etymology

magnet +? -ism

Pronunciation

• (UK) enPR: mägn?t?zm, IPA^(key): /?mæ?.n??t?z.?m/
• Hyphenation: mag?ne?tism

Noun

magnetism (countable and uncountable, plural magnetisms)

1. (physics) The property of being magnetic.
2. (physics) The science which treats of magnetic phenomena.
3. Power of attraction; power to excite the feelings and to gain the affections.
4. Animal magnetism.

Synonyms

• (property of being magnetic): magneticness

Derived terms

Translations

Romanian

Etymology

From French magnétisme

Noun

magnetism n (uncountable)

1. magnetism

Declension

Swedish

Etymology

magnet +? -ism

Noun

magnetism c

1. magnetism

Declension

Related terms

• elektromagnetism