Magnum
# Magnum

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 Corporation, a Malaysian gaming company

## Art and entertainment

### Music

* Jeff Magnum, former bassist of the Dead Boys
* Magnum (band), English rock band
* 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 characters 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 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 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 Unilever
* 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
* 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 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
