English noun: magazine |
1. | magazine (communication) a periodic publication containing pictures and stories and articles of interest to those who purchase it or subscribe to it |
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| Samples | It takes several years before a magazine starts to break even or make money.
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| Synonyms | mag |
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| Broader (hypernym) | press, public press, publication |
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| Narrower (hyponym) | colour supplement, comic book, glossy, news magazine, pulp, pulp magazine, slick, slick magazine, trade magazine |
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| Part holonym | center spread, centre spread, feature, feature article, magazine article |
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2. | magazine (artifact) product consisting of a paperback periodic publication as a physical object |
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| Samples | Tripped over a pile of magazines.
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| Broader (hypernym) | product, production |
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3. | magazine (group) a business firm that publishes magazines |
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| Samples | He works for a magazine.
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| Synonyms | magazine publisher |
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| Broader (hypernym) | publisher, publishing company, publishing firm, publishing house |
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4. | magazine (artifact) a light-tight supply chamber holding the film and supplying it for exposure as required |
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| Synonyms | cartridge |
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| Broader (hypernym) | supply chamber |
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| Part meronym | camera, photographic camera |
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5. | magazine (artifact) a storehouse (as a compartment on a warship) where weapons and ammunition are stored |
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| Synonyms | powder magazine, powder store |
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| Broader (hypernym) | depot, entrepot, storage, store, storehouse |
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6. | magazine (artifact) a metal frame or container holding cartridges; can be inserted into an automatic gun |
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| Synonyms | cartridge clip, cartridge holder, clip |
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| Broader (hypernym) | supply chamber |
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| Narrower (hyponym) | pincurl clip |
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| Part meronym | gun |
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