electrodynamics

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

noun

, (used with a singular verb)

1. the branch of physics that deals with the interactions of electric, magnetic, and mechanical phenomena.

electrodynamics

/ ɪˌlɛktrəʊdaɪˈnæmɪks /

noun

1. functioning as singular the branch of physics concerned with the interactions between electrical and mechanical forces

electrodynamics

/ ĭ-lĕk′trō-dī-năm′ĭks /

1. The scientific study of electric charge and electric and magnetic fields, along with the forces and motions those fields induce.
2. See also electromagnetism

Word History and Origins

Origin of electrodynamics¹

First recorded in 1820–30; electro- + dynamics

Example Sentences

After all, aerodynamics and electrodynamics are just theories, too.

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The history of electrodynamics is particularly instructive from our point of view.

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It is a question before all of endeavoring to obtain a more satisfactory theory of the electrodynamics of bodies in motion.

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Principles of electrodynamics, motion produced by an electric current—Ampère, France.

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Equations with several dependent variables occur in Elasticity, Electrodynamics, and Hydrodynamics.

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