feat effort exploit | a notable achievement, he performed a great feat, the book was her finest effort |
magic trick conjuring trick trick magic legerdemain conjuration thaumaturgy illusion deception | an illusory feat, considered magical by naive observers |
acrobatic stunt acrobatic feat | a stunt performed by an acrobat |
felt-tip pen felt-tipped pen felt tip Magic Marker | a pen with a writing tip made of felt (trade name Magic Marker) |
magic bullet | a remedy (drug or therapy or preventive) that cures or prevents a disease, there is no magic bullet against cancer |
magic lantern | an early form of slide projector |
magic realism | a literary or artistic genre in which realistic narrative or meticulously realistic painting are combined with surreal elements of fantasy or dreams |
photoelectric cell photoconductive cell photocell electric eye magic eye | a transducer used to detect and measure light and other radiations |
magic thaumaturgy | any art that invokes supernatural powers |
sorcery black magic black art necromancy | the belief in magical spells that harness occult forces or evil spirits to produce unnatural effects in the world |
white magic | magic used only for good purposes |
spell magic spell magical spell charm | a verbal formula believed to have magical force, he whispered a spell as he moved his hands, inscribed around its base is a charm in Balinese |
magic square | a square matrix ofrows and columns, the first n^ 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 |
mescal button sacred mushroom magic mushroom | the button-shaped top of the mescal cactus, a source of psilocybin |
magic number | the atomic number of an extra stable strongly bound atomic nucleus: , , , , , or |
charming magic magical sorcerous witching(a) wizard(a) wizardly | possessing or using or characteristic of or appropriate to supernatural powers, charming incantations, magic signs that protect against adverse influence, a magical spell, 'tis now the very witching time of night- Shakespeare, wizard wands, wizardly powers |
magically as if by magic | in a magical manner, it disappeared magically |