magic carpet noun

One that, in fairy stories, can transport people magically through the air

magic circle noun

1. Any privileged group to which many aspire but few are admitted (informal)
2. See also magic square below

magic eye noun

1. A miniature cathode-ray tube in a radio receiver which helps in tuning the receiver by indicating, by means of varying areas of luminescence and shadow, the accuracy of the tuning
2. A lightbeam focused on a photoelectric cell which activates an automatic door, security alarm, etc, when broken

magic lantern noun

An apparatus for projecting pictures on slides onto a screen

Magic Marker® noun

(also without cap or magi-marker) a thick fibre-tip pen used for writing on display boards, etc

magic mushroom noun

Any of various mushrooms, eg Psilocybe mexicana, which contain a hallucinogen

magic number noun

Any number having particular significance in a specific context

magic pyramid noun

A puzzle resembling a Rubik's Cube (qv), but in the shape of a tetrahedron with similarly shaped pieces

magic realism or magical realism noun

A style of art, literature or cinema in which fantastical or surreal events or images are presented in a realistic or everyday context

magic (or magical) realist noun

magic square, magic circle, magic cube, magic cylinder or magic sphere noun

A figure filled with rows of numbers so arranged that the sums of all the rows will be the same, perpendicularly, horizontally or diagonally (as the square formed from the three rows 2, 7, 6; 9, 5, 1; 4, 3, 8)

black magic

The black art, magic by means of evil spirits

natural magic

1. The art of working wonders by a superior knowledge of the powers of nature
2. The power of investing a work of art with an atmosphere of imagination
3. Sleight of hand

sympathetic magic

Magic aiming at the production of effects by mimicry, such as bringing rain by libations, or injuring a person by melting or sticking pins in his or her image

white magic

Magic without the aid of the Devil