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electromagnetism

elect·ro·mag·netism

UK/ɪˌlɛk.tɹəʊˈmæɡ.nəˌtɪzm̩/ US/ɪˌlɛk.tɹoʊˈmæɡ.nəˌtɪzm̩/ rare

noun

1.

magnetism produced by an electric current

  • “electromagnetism was discovered when it was observed that a copper wire carrying an electric current can magnetize pieces of iron or steel near it”
2.

the branch of physics concerned with electromagnetic phenomena

Synonyms

Origin

From electro- + magnetism.

Phrases

  • electromagnetism on Wikiquote

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