Definition

1. Noun:
   • A periodical publication: A printed or digital publication issued regularly (weekly, monthly, etc.) containing articles, stories, photographs, and advertisements on various subjects of general interest.
   • A storage place for ammunition: A place, often on a military vessel or installation, where weapons, explosives, and ammunition are stored.
   • A supply chamber in a device: A compartment or container that holds a supply of material to be fed into a machine, such as film in a camera or cartridges in a firearm.

Examples of Usage

• Noun (Periodical):
  • She subscribes to a fashion magazine.
  • The article was published in a popular science magazine.
• Noun (Ammunition storage):
  • The explosion was caused by a fire in the ship's magazine.
  • Soldiers were ordered to secure the ammunition magazine.
• Noun (Device compartment):
  • He loaded a fresh film magazine into the camera.
  • The rifle's magazine can hold thirty rounds.

Advanced Usage

• "to feature in a magazine": to be the subject of an article or story in a magazine.
  • The new designer was featured in a major magazine.
• "magazine article": a piece of writing on a specific topic published in a magazine.
  • I read an interesting magazine article about climate change.

Variants and Related Words

• Periodical (n): A publication issued at regular intervals, such as a magazine or journal.
• Journal (n): A serious magazine or newspaper dealing with a particular subject, often academic.
• Clip (n): A device for holding cartridges for charging the magazine of a firearm. (Note: Often used interchangeably with "magazine" in informal contexts, though technically different.)

Synonyms

• Publication (for the periodical sense): Something published, such as a magazine or newspaper.
• Repository (for the storage sense): A place where things are stored.

Related Phrases

• Magazine rack: A stand or shelf for holding magazines.
  • The waiting room had a magazine rack full of old issues.
• Magazine stand: A kiosk or store selling newspapers and magazines.
  • He bought the latest issue from the magazine stand.

Related Idioms

• "Coffee table magazine/book": A large, expensive, and illustrated magazine or book intended for casual browsing, often placed on a coffee table.
  • The photography in that book is stunning; it's a real coffee table magazine.

Noun

1. a metal frame or container holding cartridges; can be inserted into an automatic gun
2. a storehouse (as a compartment on a warship) where weapons and ammunition are stored
3. a light-tight supply chamber holding the film and supplying it for exposure as required
4. a business firm that publishes magazines
   • he works for a magazine
5. product consisting of a paperback periodic publication as a physical object
   • tripped over a pile of magazines
6. a periodic publication containing pictures and stories and articles of interest to those who purchase it or subscribe to it
   • it takes several years before a magazine starts to break even or make money