magic : Idioms & Phrases

• adverb in a magical manner
  magically.
  
  • it disappeared magically

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• noun the belief in magical spells that harness occult forces or evil spirits to produce unnatural effects in the world
  black art; sorcery; necromancy.
  

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• a supposed supernatural power which gave to spirits a kind of dominion over the planets, and to the planets an influence over men.

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• noun a remedy (drug or therapy or preventive) that cures or prevents a disease
  
  • there is no magic bullet against cancer

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• a series of concentric circles containing the numbers 12 to 75 in eight radii, and having somewhat similar properties to the magic square.

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• noun a transducer used to detect and measure light and other radiations
  photocell; photoelectric cell; electric eye; photoconductive cell.
  

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• (Zoöl.), a Mexican humming bird (Iache magica) , having white downy thing tufts.

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• noun an early form of slide projector
  

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• . See Lantern.
• an optical instrument consisting of a case inclosing a light, and having suitable lenses in a lateral tube, for throwing upon a screen, in a darkened room or the like, greatly magnified pictures from slides placed in the focus of the outer lens.

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• noun a pen with a writing tip made of felt (trade name Magic Marker)
  felt tip; felt-tipped pen; felt-tip pen.
  

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• noun the button-shaped top of the mescal cactus; a source of psilocybin
  sacred mushroom; mescal button.
  

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• noun the atomic number of an extra stable strongly bound atomic nucleus: 2, 8, 20, 28, 50, 82 or 126
  

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• noun a literary or artistic genre in which realistic narrative or meticulously realistic painting are combined with surreal elements of fantasy or dreams
  

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• noun a verbal formula believed to have magical force
  magical spell; spell; charm.
  
  • he whispered a spell as he moved his hands
  • inscribed around its base is a charm in Balinese

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• noun a square matrix of n rows and columns; the first n^2 integers are arranged in the cells of the matrix in such a way that the sum of any row or column or diagonal is the same
  

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• numbers so disposed in parallel and equal rows in the form of a square, that each row, taken vertically, horizontally, or diagonally, shall give the same sum, the same product, or an harmonical series, according as the numbers taken are in arithmetical, geometrical, or harmonical progression.

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• noun an illusory feat; considered magical by naive observers
  magic; thaumaturgy; legerdemain; conjuring trick; trick; deception; conjuration; illusion.
  

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• a wand used by a magician in performing feats of magic.

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• the art of employing the powers of nature to produce effects apparently supernatural.

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• the invocation of devils or demons, involving the supposition of some tacit or express agreement between them and human beings.

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• noun magic used only for good purposes
  

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