electrodynamics

[ih-lek-troh-dahy-nam-iks]

e·lec·tro·dy·nam·ics

[ih-lek-troh-dahy-nam-iks]
noun (used with a singular verb)
the branch of physics that deals with the interactions of electric, magnetic, and mechanical phenomena.

Origin:
1820–30; electro- + dynamics
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Electrodynamics has a plethora of syllables.
So is cyclotrimethylenetrinitramine. Does it mean:
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electrodynamics (ɪˌlɛktrəʊdaɪˈnæmɪks)
 
n
(functioning as singular) the branch of physics concerned with the interactions between electrical and mechanical forces

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electrodynamics   (ĭ-lěk'trō-dī-nām'ĭks)  Pronunciation Key 
The scientific study of electric charge and electric and magnetic fields, along with the forces and motions those fields induce. See also electromagnetism.
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