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 Berhad, 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