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Electromagnetism - 4 dictionary results

e⋅lec⋅tro⋅mag⋅net⋅ism

  [i-lek-troh-mag-ni-tiz-uhm]
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1. the phenomena associated with electric and magnetic fields and their interactions with each other and with electric charges and currents.
2. Also, electromagnetics. the science that deals with these phenomena.
Origin:
1820–30; electro- + magnetism
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e·lec·tro·mag·net·ism   (ĭ-lěk'trō-māg'nĭ-tĭz'əm)   
n.  
  1. Magnetism produced by electric charge in motion.
  2. The physics of electricity and magnetism.
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Main Entry: elec·tro·mag·ne·tism
Pronunciation: i-"lek-trO-'mag-n&-"tiz-&m
Function: noun
1 : magnetism developedby a current of electricity
2 : physics dealing with the relations between electricity and magnetism
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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electromagnetism   (ĭ-lěk'trō-māg'nĭ-tĭz'əm)  Pronunciation Key 
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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