electromagnetic

[ ih-lek-troh-mag-net-ik ]

/ ɪˌlɛk troʊ mægˈnɛt ɪk /

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adjective

of or relating to electromagnetism or electromagnetic fields.

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Origin of electromagnetic

First recorded in 1815–25; electro- + magnetic

OTHER WORDS FROM electromagnetic

e·lec·tro·mag·net·i·cal·ly, adverb

Words nearby electromagnetic

electrolytic interrupter, electrolytic machining, electrolyze, electrolyzer, electromagnet, electromagnetic, electromagnetic field, electromagnetic force, electromagnetic induction, electromagnetic interaction, electromagnetic moment

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How to use electromagnetic in a sentence

Perhaps the most compelling recent research in favor of the functional role of electromagnetic fields can be found in a 2019 paper from Dominique Durand’s team at Case Western Reserve University.
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They interact with one another by exchanging photons, the carriers of the electromagnetic force.
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Sound travels thanks to the electromagnetic interactions of neighboring atoms’ electrons, which is where the fine-structure constant comes into play.
Fundamental constants place a new speed limit on sound|Emily Conover|October 9, 2020|Science News
Now that tattoo colors can be changed by an electromagnetic signal, you’ll soon be able to “program” your tattoo’s design, or switch it on and off.
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The energy of light travels through a medium called an electromagnetic field.
Explainer: Understanding waves and wavelengths|Jennifer Look|March 5, 2020|Science News For Students
The electromagnetic force between the electrons lets you pick up the cup, counteracting gravity in the process.
The Equivalence Principle and Testing Einstein With Spaceships and Atoms|Matthew R. Francis|June 4, 2014|DAILY BEAST
An electromagnetic shield could potentially halt incoming projectiles launched from Gaza, Tehran, or North Korea.
Memo to Bibi Netanyahu: It’s Time to Build an Arsenal of Awe|Lloyd Green|December 2, 2013|DAILY BEAST
I'm reading some after-the-electromagnetic pulse disaster novels where the electric grid has collapsed.
Where are the Bicycles in Post-Apocalyptic Fiction?|Megan McArdle|January 28, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Here too the theory spawned infinity, in what turned out to be more virulent ways than in the electromagnetic case.
Finding Higgs Boson, or God Particle, Will Resolve Scientific Mysteries|Frank Close|December 17, 2011|DAILY BEAST
The medicine worked because the photon–the quantum bundle of light and the carrier of the electromagnetic force–has no mass.
Finding Higgs Boson, or God Particle, Will Resolve Scientific Mysteries|Frank Close|December 17, 2011|DAILY BEAST
The most important device for producing electric currents by electromagnetic induction, however, is the dynamo.
Physics|Willis Eugene Tower
These electromagnetic waves produce oscillations in the antenn of a receiving station.
Physics|Willis Eugene Tower
Farad, the practical unit of capacity for electricity, in the electromagnetic system of units.
The New Gresham Encyclopedia|Various
This explains why most of Fresnel's conclusions remain unchanged when we adopt the electromagnetic theory of light.
The Foundations of Science: Science and Hypothesis, The Value of Science, Science and Method|Henri Poincar
He shows also that optical phenomena are only a special case of electromagnetic phenomena.
The Foundations of Science: Science and Hypothesis, The Value of Science, Science and Method|Henri Poincar

British Dictionary definitions for electromagnetic

electromagnetic

/ (ɪˌlɛktrəʊmæɡˈnɛtɪk) /

adjective

of, containing, or operated by an electromagnetan electromagnetic pump

of, relating to, or consisting of electromagnetismelectromagnetic moment

of or relating to electromagnetic radiationthe electromagnetic spectrum

Derived forms of electromagnetic

electromagnetically, adverb

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