different between lodestar vs lodestone

English

Etymology

From Middle English lode (“journey, course”) +? star, where lode is an archaic noun from the verb lithe (“to go, journey”), related to lead. Other Middle English spellings include: 14th century loode sterre, lood-sterre, lade-sterne; and 15th century lode sterre. Cognate with Old Norse leiðarstjarna, Dutch leidster, German Leitstern, Danish ledestjerne, Swedish ledstjärna.

Noun

lodestar (plural lodestars)

1. A star used as a navigation reference, particularly a pole star such as Polaris.
2. (figuratively) A guiding tenet or principle.
3. (law) A calculated amount to award as attorney's fees derived by multiplying the reasonable number of hours spent working on a case by the reasonable hourly billing rate.

Alternative forms

• lode starre (16th century)
• loadstar

Synonyms

• cynosure
• guiding star

Translations

See also

• lodestone

Anagrams

• delators, leotards

English

Alternative forms

• loadstone

Etymology

First attested from 1515, from Middle English lode (“guide”) + stone. From use as a guide tool by mariners. See also: lodestar.

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /?lo?d?sto?n/

Noun

lodestone (plural lodestones)

1. A naturally occurring magnet.
2. (obsolete) The mineral magnetite.

Translations

See also

• lodestone on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Further reading

• David Barthelmy (1997–2021) , “Lodestone”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database
• “lodestone”, in Mindat.org?^[1], Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, 2000–2021.

Anagrams

• enstooled