e·lec·tro·mag·net·ism ( -l k tr -m g n-tz m)n. 1. Magnetism produced by electric charge in motion. 2. The physics of electricity and magnetism. |
electromagnetism [ɪˌlɛktrəʊˈmægnɪˌtɪzəm]
n
1. (Physics / General Physics) magnetism produced by an electric current
2. (Physics / General Physics) Also called electromagnetics the branch of physics concerned with magnetism produced by electric currents and with the interaction of electric and magnetic fields
| electromagnetism (-lktr-mgn-tzm) Any of the wide range of phenomena associated with the behavior and interaction of electric charges and electric and magnetic fields, such as electricity, magnetism, chemical bonds, and all forms of electromagnetic radiation, including light. |
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| Noun | 1. | electromagnetism - magnetism produced by an electric current; "electromagnetism was discovered when it was observed that a copper wire carrying an electric current can magnetize pieces of iron or steel near it" magnetic attraction, magnetic force, magnetism - attraction for iron; associated with electric currents as well as magnets; characterized by fields of force |
| 2. | electromagnetism - the branch of physics concerned with electromagnetic phenomena natural philosophy, physics - the science of matter and energy and their interactions; "his favorite subject was physics" |
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