Magnum

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

• Moses Magnum, a Marvel Comics villain
• Magnum, P.I., a television series
  • Thomas Magnum, the lead character
• Terry Wayne Allen, a professional wrestler also known as Magnum T.A.
• The Magnum XL-200, a roller coaster at Cedar Point
• Magnum, a NATO brevity code for an AGM-88 or anti-radiation missile launch
• Yakovlev Yak-30 (1960) Magnum, an advanced trainer for the Soviet Air Forces that never went into production
• Magnum hops, used in the brewing of beer
• Magnum (Transformers), a fictional characters and commander of the Autobots

Weaponry

A magnum cartridge is a firearm cartridge larger than, or derived from, a similar cartridge. A magnum firearm is one using such a cartridge. For example:

• List of rifle cartridges

Handguns

• The .22 Winchester Magnum Rimfire
• The .327 Federal Magnum
• The .357 Magnum
• The .41 Remington Magnum
• The .44 Magnum
• The .460 S&W Magnum
• The .475 Wildey Magnum
• The .500 S&W Magnum

Rifles

• The .375 Remington Ultra Magnum
• The .338 Remington Ultra Magnum
• The .300 Remington Ultra Magnum
• The 7 mm Remington Ultra Magnum
• The 7 mm Remington Magnum
• The .460 Weatherby Magnum
• The .378 Weatherby Magnum
• The .340 Weatherby Magnum
• The .300 Weatherby Magnum
• The .270 Weatherby Magnum
• The .375 H&H Magnum
• The .300 H&H Magnum
• The .244 H&H Magnum
• The .458 Winchester Magnum
• The .338 Winchester Magnum
• The .300 Winchester Magnum
• The .264 Winchester Magnum
• The .22 Winchester Magnum Rimfire
• The .338 Lapua Magnum

Music

• Magnum (band), British rock band
• stage name of Sami Wolking, former member of the Finnish rock band Lordi
• Magnum St.Pierre, American record producer based in San Francisco

Products

• Magnum (ice cream)
• In wine bottle nomenclature, a bottle that holds 1.5 litres, especially of champagne
• Magnum boots, a company that produces boots for law enforcement and fire/rescue services
• Magnum (condom), a condom brand manufactured by Trojan

Vehicles

• Dodge Magnum, a car
• Renault Magnum, a truck
• Vauxhall Magnum, a car
• Chrysler LA engine line, several of which are named Magnum

Boats

• MV Magnum, a Cambodian cargo ship

Technology

• MIPS Magnum, a type of computer workstation
• Magnum (rocket)
• Magnum (satellite), a class of U.S. reconnaissance satellite
• Multicolor Active Galactic Nuclei Monitoring (MAGNUM), a 2m aperture optical infrared telescope

Businesses and organizations

• Magnum Research, a firearms maker
• Magnum Semiconductor, Inc., a spin-off of Cirrus Logic
• Magnum Photos, a photojournalist cooperative
• Magnum Corporation, a Malaysian gaming company

Biology

• Foramen magnum, a large opening in the occipital bone of the cranium

Species Latin binomial name abbreviations

• A. magnum
• D. magnum (disambiguation)
• M. magnum

See also

• Magna (disambiguation)
• Magnus (disambiguation)