electromagnetism

[ ih-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 the science that deals with these phenomena.

electromagnetism

/ ɪˌlɛktrəʊˈmæɡnɪˌtɪzəm /

noun

1. magnetism produced by an electric current
2. Also calledelectromagnetics the branch of physics concerned with magnetism produced by electric currents and with the interaction of electric and magnetic fields

electromagnetism

/ ĭ-lĕk′trō-măg′nĭ-tĭz′əm /

1. 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.

Word History and Origins

Origin of electromagnetism¹

First recorded in 1820–30; electro- + magnetism

Example Sentences

The particles serve as building blocks of atoms and transmit crucial forces of nature, such as electromagnetism.

From Science News

Historically, scientists have thought of electromagnetism and the weak force as different things.

From Science News For Students

If you shifted a fundamental value like the strength of electromagnetism, it would change the way stars form and potentially stop them from producing carbon—a necessary ingredient for life on Earth, the report says.

From Popular-Science

Feynman had won a Nobel Prize for his groundbreaking work developing the first quantum theory of electromagnetism.

From Nautilus

Volkov studies the ways in which plants and electromagnetism interact.

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Experiments have been made on the Paris and Lyons Railway for the application of electromagnetism to locomotives.

From Project Gutenberg

This is accomplished through the utilization of the phenomena of electromagnetism.

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He was appointed Professor of Physics in this university, and here he made his first great discovery in electromagnetism.

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Oersted, of Copenhagen, made important discoveries in electromagnetism.

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If you remember what has been said about sound and electromagnetism it will not be hard to understand.

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