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
  • The Magnum Ice Cream Company, an ice cream manufacturer

Art and entertainment

Music

  • Jeff Magnum, former bassist of the Dead Boys
  • Magnum (band), English rock band
  • Magnum (band), Latin-tinged Southern California funk band Magnum, first album "Fully Loaded" (1974)
  • 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 character 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 compact car
  • Chrysler Magnum engines, a line of engines used in various cars produced by Chrysler Corporation
  • Dodge Magnum, a nameplate used for various automobiles produced by Dodge
  • 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 SUV
  • TES 28 Magnam, a Polish sailboat design
  • Renault Magnum, a heavy-duty truck
  • Vauxhall Magnum, a small family 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 The Magnum Ice Cream Company
  • 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
  • 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 Mangum (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)