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electrodynamic

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e⋅lec⋅tro⋅dy⋅nam⋅ic

[i-lek-troh-dahy-nam-ik]
–adjective
1. pertaining to the force of electricity in motion.
2. pertaining to electrodynamics.
Also, e⋅lec⋅tro⋅dy⋅nam⋅i⋅cal.


Origin:
1820–30; electro- + dynamic
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e·lec·tro·dy·nam·ics   (ĭ-lěk'trō-dī-nām'ĭks)   
n.   (used with a sing. verb)
The study of moving electric charges and their interaction with magnetic and electric fields.
e·lec'tro·dy·nam'ic adj.
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electrodynamic   (ĭ-lěk'trō-dī-nām'ĭk)  Pronunciation Key 
Related to or employing the effects of changing electric and magnetic fields, along with the forces and motions those fields induce on objects with electric charge. Compare electrostatic.
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