electrodynamic

American  

[ih-lek-troh-dahy-nam-ik] / ɪˌlɛk troʊ daɪˈnæm ɪk /

Also electrodynamical

adjective

1. pertaining to the force of electricity in motion.

2. pertaining to electrodynamics.

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electrodynamic British  

/ ɪˌlɛktrəʊdaɪˈnæmɪk /

adjective

1. operated by an electromotive force between current-carrying coils

   an electrodynamic wattmeter

2. of or relating to electrodynamics

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electrodynamic Scientific  

/ ĭ-lĕk′trō-dī-năm′ĭk /

1. Related to or employing the effects of changing electric and magnetic fields, along with the forces and motions those fields induce on objects with electric charge.

2. Compare electrostatic

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Etymology

Origin of electrodynamic

First recorded in 1820–30; electro- + dynamic

Example Sentences

The idea essentially involves lasso-ing space junk by shooting a 2,300 foot long electrodynamic tether at the object from a spacecraft, and dragging it down into the atmosphere.

From Salon • Nov. 11, 2021

AI would also likely need to make use of the quantum and electrodynamic perturbations that scientists are presently filtering out.

From Salon • Apr. 30, 2021

Last year, the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency tried to unfurl an electrodynamic tether and hook on to a piece of space debris; it failed when the tether did not release as expected.

From Nature • Sep. 13, 2018

Inspired by Bethe’s quick calculation of this Lamb shift, Feynman developed techniques to solve that problem and beyond, to the widest range of quantum electrodynamic interactions between charged particles.

From Nature • May 7, 2018

Conventional electrodynamic theory demanded that a flying electron should very quickly run out of energy–in only an instant or so–and spiral into the nucleus, with disastrous consequences for both.

From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson