Magnum

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Magnum is a Latin word meaning "great".

Magnum may also refer to:

Businesses and organizations

• Magnum Research, a firearms maker
• Magnum Semiconductor, a spin-off of Cirrus Logic
• Magnum Photos, a photojournalist cooperative
• Magnum Corporation, a Malaysian gaming company

Art and entertainment

Music

• Jeff Magnum, former bassist of the Dead Boys
• Magnum (band), English rock band
• Magnum (musician) (born 1973), stage name of Sami Wolking
• Magnum Force (album), the second album from hip hop duo Heltah Skeltah

Other uses in arts and entertainment

• Magnum, a fictional characters and commander of the Autobots
• Magnum, a member of the Elementals in Marvel Comics
• Magnum, P.I., a 1980s American crime drama television series
  • Thomas Magnum, the lead character
  • Magnum P.I. (2018 TV series), its reboot
• Magnum Force, the 2nd of five Dirty Harry movies, starring Clint Eastwood as San Francisco policeman, Harry Callahan. The title refers to Harry's use of a .44 Magnum gun.
• Magnum T. A. (born 1959), ring name of professional wrestler Terry Wayne Allen
• Magnum XL-200, a roller coaster at Cedar Point
• Moses Magnum, a Marvel Comics villain

In science and technology

Vehicles

• Chevrolet Optra Magnum, a car
• Chrysler LA engine, line
• Dodge Magnum, a car
• Magnum ROV, a work class ROV by Oceaneering Intl.
• Dynamic Sport Magnum, a Polish paraglider design
• Mitsubishi Magnum, a pickup truck
• MV Magnum, a 1979 Cambodian cargo ship
• O'Neill Magnum, also known as Magnum Jake and Magnum Pickup, an airplane
• Rayton-Fissore Magnum, an Italian luxury off-roader
• TES 28 Magnam, a Polish sailboat design
• Renault Magnum, a truck
• Vauxhall Magnum, a car
• Yakovlev Yak-30 (1960), a Soviet military trainer aircraft

Other uses in science and technology

• Os magnum or capitate bone, the largest of the carpal bones in the human hand
• Magnum (rocket), a rocket designed by NASA during the 1990s
• Magnum (satellite), a class of U.S. reconnaissance satellite
• Foramen magnum, a large opening in the occipital bone of the cranium
• Magnum cartridge, a type of firearms cartridge
• MIPS Magnum, a type of computer workstation
• Multicolor Active Galactic Nuclei Monitoring, a telescope in Hawaii

Other products

• Magnum (condom), a brand of condom manufactured by Trojan
• Magnum (ice cream), a brand of ice cream owned by Unilever
• Magnum (unit), a 1.5-litre bottle for wine and champagne
• Magnum, a 1.5-litre size of wine bottle
• Magnum hops, used in the brewing of beer
• Sharpie (marker) Magnum, a large permanent marker
• Magnum engine, a line of Chrysler internal combustion engines
• Magnum, a series of pistol ammunition types

People

• H Magnum, French rapper originating from the Ivory Coast
• Dave Magnum (born 1962), former political candidate in Wisconsin
• Magnum Membrere (born 1982), Filipino basketball player
• Magnum (footballer) (born 1982), Magnum Rafael Farias Tavares, Brazilian football attacking midfielder
• Magnum Rolle (born 1986), Bahamian basketball player
• Magnum Tokyo (born 1973), Japanese professional wrestler
• Willie Person Magnum (1792-1861), American politician
• Zhang Weili, nickname Magnum, Chinese mixed martial artist

Other uses

• DXMR-FM (also known as 99.9 Magnum Radyo), an FM radio station in Cagayan de Oro, Philippines
• Magnum, NATO code for an AGM-88 or anti-radiation missile launch
• "Magnum opus", a work or art considered the greatest work of a person's career or a work of outstanding skill
• Magnum opus (alchemy), the creation of the philosopher's stone

See also

• O magnum mysterium, a Christian liturgical chant
• Magna (disambiguation)
• Magnus (disambiguation)
• Magnum opus (disambiguation)
• All pages with titles beginning with Magnum
• All pages with titles containing Magnum

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