electromagnetic induction

noun

, Electricity.

the induction of an electromotive force by the motion of a conductor across a magnetic field or by a change in magnetic flux in a magnetic field.

Production of an electric current (see also current ) by changing the magnetic field enclosed by an electrical circuit . The most common use of electromagnetic induction is in the electric generator .

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The most important device for producing electric currents by electromagnetic induction, however, is the dynamo.

The simplest transformer is the form used by Faraday when he discovered electromagnetic induction.

Apply the first two laws of electromagnetic induction to the dynamo.

The dynamo is a machine which converts mechanical energy into electrical energy by electromagnetic induction.

The fitness of this definition is apparent, having in mind the principles of electromagnetic induction.

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