electrodynamics

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

noun(used with a singular verb)

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

Origin of electrodynamics

First recorded in 1820–30; electro- + dynamics

Words Nearby electrodynamics

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How to use electrodynamics in a sentence

After all, aerodynamics and electrodynamics are just theories, too.
Ask the Big Questions | Deepak Chopra, Leonard Mlodinow | October 26, 2011 | THE DAILY BEAST
The history of electrodynamics is particularly instructive from our point of view.
The Foundations of Science: Science and Hypothesis, The Value of Science, Science and Method | Henri Poincar
It is a question before all of endeavoring to obtain a more satisfactory theory of the electrodynamics of bodies in motion.
The Foundations of Science: Science and Hypothesis, The Value of Science, Science and Method | Henri Poincar
Principles of electrodynamics, motion produced by an electric current—Ampère, France.
The Story of Great Inventions | Elmer Ellsworth Burns
Equations with several dependent variables occur in Elasticity, electrodynamics, and Hydrodynamics.
The New Gresham Encyclopedia | Various

British Dictionary definitions for electrodynamics

electrodynamics

/ (ɪˌlɛktrəʊdaɪˈnæmɪks) /

noun

(functioning as singular) the branch of physics concerned with the interactions between electrical and mechanical forces

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Scientific definitions for electrodynamics

electrodynamics

[ ĭ-lĕk′trō-dī-năm′ĭks ]

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

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