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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 The Dead Boys are an American punk rock band from Cleveland, Ohio, United States. The band was among the first wave of punk, and regarded by many as one of the rowdiest and most violent groups of the era. They were formed by vocalist Stiv Ba ...

* Magnum (band), English rock band *

Magnum (musician) Lordi () is a Finnish hard rock/ heavy metal band, formed in 1992 by the band's lead singer, songwriter and costume maker, Mr Lordi (Tomi Petteri Putaansuu). In addition to their melodic metal music, Lordi are also known for wearing monster mask ...

(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

Autobot The Autobots are the main protagonists in the fictional continuities of the Transformers multimedia franchise, and are depicted in a collection of various toys, cartoons, films, graphic novels, and paperback books first introduced in 1984. Th ...

s * 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 The Daewoo Lacetti is a compact car manufactured and marketed globally by GM Korea since 2002. The first-generation Lacetti was available as a four-door sedan and five-door station wagon, styled by Pininfarina—and five-door hatchback styled b ...

, a car * Chrysler LA engine, line * Dodge Magnum, a car * 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 The capitate bone is a bone in the human wrist found in the center of the carpal bone region, located at the distal end of the radius and ulna bones. It articulates with the third metacarpal bone (the middle finger) and forms the third carpome ...

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 The MIPS Magnum was a line of computer workstations designed by MIPS Computer Systems, Inc. and based on the MIPS series of RISC microprocessors. The first Magnum was released in March, 1990, and production of various models continued until 1993 ...

, a type of computer workstation *

Multicolor Active Galactic Nuclei Monitoring Multicolor Active Galactic Nuclei Monitoring or MAGNUM was a project completed in 2008, that used a 2 meter (78.7 inch) telescope at Haleakala, Hawaii. The project started in 1995, and with telescope observations starting in 2000 for the scientific ...

, a telescope in Hawaii

Other products

Magnum (condom) Trojan is a brand name of condoms and sexual lubricants manufactured by the Church & Dwight Company. Trojan condoms were started by Merle Leland Youngs in the 1910s after he moved to New York City. The major condom manufacturer before Youngs ...

, 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 This is a list of varieties of hop (''Humulus lupulus''). As there are male and female plants, the flowers (cones) of the female plant are fertilized by the pollen of the male flowers with the result that the female flowers form seeds. These see ...

, used in the brewing of beer * Sharpie (marker) Magnum, a large permanent marker *

Magnum engine The LA engines are a family of pushrod OHV small block 90° V-configured gasoline engines built by Chrysler Corporation. It was factory-installed in passenger vehicles, trucks and vans, commercial vehicles, marine and industrial applications fr ...

, a line of Chrysler internal combustion engines * Magnum, a series of pistol ammunition types

People

H Magnum Guy-Hervé Imboua, better known by his stage name H Magnum, is a French rapper of Ivorian origin signed to the LoudSchool Production record label. Guy-Hervé Imboua was born in Yopougon, Ivory Coast, and immigrated at the age of 9 years old to Fr ...

, 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

* Magnum, NATO code for an AGM-88 or

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Magnum opus A masterpiece, ''magnum opus'' (), or ''chef-d’œuvre'' (; ; ) in modern use is a creation that has been given much critical praise, especially one that is considered the greatest work of a person's career or a work of outstanding creativity, ...

", 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