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electromagneticses

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e⋅lec⋅tro⋅mag⋅net⋅ics

[i-lek-troh-mag-net-iks]
–noun (used with a singular verb)
electromagnetism (def. 2).

Origin:
electromagnet + -ics

e⋅lec⋅tro⋅mag⋅net⋅ism

[i-lek-troh-mag-ni-tiz-uhm]
–noun
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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Medical Dictionary

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
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Science Dictionary
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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