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Magnum (from Latin
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 magnum, neuter (nominative singular) of magnus neutral form, meaning great) may refer to:








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Magnum (from Latin
Latin

Latin is an Italic language, historically spoken in Latium and Ancient Rome. Through the Military history of the Roman Empire, Latin spread throughout the Mediterranean and a large part of Europe....
 magnum, neuter (nominative singular) of magnus neutral form, meaning great) may refer to:

Weaponry


Handguns
  • The .357 Magnum
    .357 Magnum

    The .357 S&W Magnum, or simply .357 Magnum, is a revolver Cartridge created by Elmer Keith, Phillip B. Sharpe, Colonel D. B. Wesson of firearms manufacturer Smith & Wesson, and Winchester....
     cartridge
  • The .41 Remington Magnum
    .41 Remington Magnum

    Introduced in 1964 by the Remington Arms Company, the .41 Remington Magnum is a center fire firearms Cartridge primarily developed for use in large-frame revolvers intended for hunting and Police purposes....
     cartridge
  • The .44 Magnum
    .44 Magnum

    The .44 Remington Magnum, or simply .44 Magnum, is a large-bore Cartridge originally designed for revolvers. After introduction, it was quickly adopted for carbines and rifles....
     cartridge, of Dirty Harry fame
  • A vast array of handguns, including:
    • The Colt 45 and 2 zig zags
    • The .475 Wildey Magnum
      .475 Wildey Magnum

      The .475 Wildey Magnum is a semi-automatic pistol. The pistol has a gas system that makes it possible to regulate the gas pressure so that it can accommodate different cartridge loadings....
    • The .50 Magnum revolver


Rifles
  • The .338 Lapua Magnum
  • The 7 mm Remington Magnum
    7 mm Remington Magnum

    The 7 mm Remington Magnum rifle cartridge was introduced as a commercially available round in 1962, along with the new Remington 700 bolt action rifle....
  • Many other magnum cartridges - see List of rifle cartridges
    List of rifle cartridges

    List of rifle cartridges, by category, and then by name....


Other
  • Magnum Research
    Magnum Research

    Magnum Research Inc. is a privately held corporation based in Fridley, Minnesota Minnesota. The majority owners, Jim Skildum and John Risdall , have been associated with the company since its founding in 1979....
    , a subsidiary of Israel Military Industries that manufactures handguns
  • Magnum, NATO brevity code
    Brevity code

    Multiservice tactical brevity codes are codes used by various military air forces and air defense personnel. The codes are designed to convey complex information with a few words....
     for an AGM-88 or antiradiation missile launch
  • The Yak-30
    Yakovlev Yak-30 (1960)

    The Yakovlev Yak-30 was a military jet trainer aircraft designed for a Warsaw pact multi-purpose trainer aircraft competition....
     Magnum, an advanced trainer for the Soviet Air Forces that never went into production.
  • Magnums, a Australian training facilitor for professional butlers


Music

  • Magnum (band)
    Magnum (band)

    Magnum are a United Kingdom Melodic Rock band from Birmingham, England. Formed in 1968 as a four piece by Bob Doyle & Tony Clarkin featuring Bob Catley and Kex Gorin in order to appear as the resident band at The Rum Runner night club Birmingham....
     - A British rock band
  • Magnum
    Sami Wolking

    Sami Wolking is a Finnish bassist and a former member of the hard rock band Lordi.Using stage name Magnum, Wolking was a member of the band from 1999 to 2002....
     - a former member of the Finnish rock band Lordi
  • Magnum Opus
    Magnum opus

    Magnum opus , from the Latin meaning great work, refers to the largest, and perhaps the best, greatest, most popular, or most renowned achievement of an author, artist, or composer....
    , an album by Swedish guitarist Yngwie J. Malmsteen
  • O Magnum Mysterium
    O Magnum Mysterium

    O Magnum Mysterium is a Gregorian chant#Melodic types from the Matins of Christmas. A number of composers have reworked the chant into a contemporaneous setting; the settings by William Byrd, Tom?s Luis de Victoria, Giovanni Gabrieli, Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina, Francois Poulenc, John Harbison, Sinigaglio, and Morten Lauridsen are...
     - A Latin text set several times to music
  • Magnum St.Pierre
    Magnum St.Pierre

    Magnum St. Pierre is dance Record producer who owned/operated Ensuite Studios in San Francisco....
     - Record Producer based out of San Francisco


Movies & serial TVs

  • Magnum, P.I.
    Magnum, P.I.

    Magnum, P.I. is an United States television show starring Tom Selleck as Thomas Magnum, a fictional private investigator living in Oahu, Hawaii....
    , a 1980s TV series starring Tom Selleck
  • Magnum, P.I. (film), a 2009 film based on the 1980s TV series
  • Magnum Force
    Magnum Force

    Magnum Force is the Dirty Harry series to the 1971 film Dirty Harry, starring Clint Eastwood returning as maverick cop Harry Callahan . The film was released in 1973 in film and directed by Ted Post, who also directed Eastwood in TV's Rawhide and the feature film Hang 'Em High....
    , a 1973 film starring Clint Eastwood


Products

  • Magnum (ice cream)
    Magnum (ice cream)

    Magnum is an ice cream brand owned by the British/Dutch Unilever company, and sold as part of the Heartbrand line of products in most countries....
  • A bottle
    Wine bottle

    A wine bottle is a bottle used for holding wine, generally made of glass. Some wines are fermentation in the bottle, others are bottled only after fermentation....
     that holds 1.5 litres, especially Champagne
    Champagné

    Champagn? is a commune in France of the Sarthe d?partement in France, in France....
    .
  • Magnum boots
    Magnum boots

    Magnum is a division of Hi-Tec sports, which produces boots for military, police, and fire/rescue applications.External links ...
    , A company that produces boots for Law Enforcement and Fire/Rescue Services
  • Magnum (condom)
    Magnum (condom)

    Magnums are a brand of latex condom manufactured by Trojan Condoms.Magnum condoms are slightly larger than standard condoms and are marketed as a better fit for more well-endowed males....
    , a condom brand manufactured by Trojan


Vehicles

  • Dodge Magnum
    Dodge Magnum

    The Dodge Magnum name has been used on a number of different automobiles. The most recent is a large rear-wheel drive station wagon introduced in 2004 for the 2005 model year....
    , a car
  • Renault Magnum
    Renault Magnum

    The Renault Magnum is the flagship model of Renault Trucks, which is available in Semi-trailer truck and rigid configurations. Both configurations can be bought with a 6x2 or 4x2 drivetrain....
    , a truck
  • Vauxhall Magnum
    Vauxhall Magnum

    The Magnum was a automobile manufactured by Vauxhall Motors from 1973 to 1978. It was an HC Vauxhall Viva with larger engines, more luxurious interior, vinyl roof, higher trim level and twin headlights....
    , a car
  • A Chrysler LA engine
    Chrysler LA engine

    The LA engines are a family of pushrod engine Overhead valve 90? V-block gasoline engines built by Chrysler Corporation and factory-installed in passenger vehicles, trucks and vans, commercial vehicles, marine and industrial applications from 1964 through 2003....
     line of which several are named Magnum


Technology

  • MIPS Magnum
    MIPS Magnum

    The MIPS Magnum was a line of computer workstations designed by MIPS Technologies and based on the MIPS architecture series of RISC microprocessors....
    , a type of computer workstation
  • Magnum (rocket)
  • Magnum (satellite)
    Magnum (satellite)

    Magnum is reportedly a code name for a class of SIGINT reconnaissance satellite operated by the National Reconnaissance Office for the United States Central Intelligence Agency....
    , a class of U.S. Reconnaissance satellite


Others

  • Foramen magnum
    Foramen magnum

    In anatomy, in the occipital bone, the foramen magnum is one of the several oval or circular apertures in the base of the skull , through which the medulla oblongata enters and exits the skull vault....
    , the hole in the human skull
  • Magnum Concilium
    Magnum Concilium

    The Magnum Concilium, or Great Council, was established in the reign of the Normans. It was a meeting held at certain times of the year where church leaders and wealthy landowners were invited to discuss affairs of the country with the monarch of England and was called for the last time in 1640 when Charles I of England was defeated by the S...
    , a council of British nobles
  • Magnum opus
    Magnum opus

    Magnum opus , from the Latin meaning great work, refers to the largest, and perhaps the best, greatest, most popular, or most renowned achievement of an author, artist, or composer....
    , an artist or author's best or most renowned work
  • Magnum Photos
    Magnum Photos

    Magnum Photos is an international photography cooperative owned by its photographer-members, with offices located in New York, Paris, London and Tokyo....
    , a photojournalist cooperative
  • The Magnum XL-200
    Magnum XL-200

    Magnum XL-200 is a Steel roller coaster roller coaster located at Cedar Point in Sandusky, Ohio. Built in 1989 by Arrow Dynamics, it was the first complete circuit roller coaster to break the 200 foot barrier....
    , a roller coaster at Cedar Point
  • Magnum Innominandum, one of the Cthulhu mythos supernatural characters
    Cthulhu Mythos supernatural characters

    A number of supernatural characters appear in the Cthulhu Mythos. While many of these beings have godlike qualities, they do not fit the standard categories ....
  • Magnum Research
    Magnum Research

    Magnum Research Inc. is a privately held corporation based in Fridley, Minnesota Minnesota. The majority owners, Jim Skildum and John Risdall , have been associated with the company since its founding in 1979....
    , a firearms maker
  • Magnum Semiconductor
    Magnum Semiconductor

    Magnum Semiconductor Inc. is a video compression technology company. The headquarters of the company is in Milpitas, California. The company has an engineering branch at Waterloo, Ontario, Canada....
    , Inc., a spin-off of Cirrus Logic
  • Magnum wine bottle in wine bottle nomenclature
  • MAGNUM
    Multicolor Active Galactic Nuclei Monitoring

    Multicolor Active Galactic Nuclei Monitoring or MAGNUM is project started in 1995, and with observations starting in 2000 using 2m reflecting telescope for scientific study of active galactic nuclei....
    , a 2m aperture optical infrared telescope.