electromagnetic

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

/ ɪˌlɛk troʊ mægˈnɛt ɪk /

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

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Example sentences from the Web for electromagnetic

The electromagnetic force between the electrons lets you pick up the cup, counteracting gravity in the process.
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An electromagnetic shield could potentially halt incoming projectiles launched from Gaza, Tehran, or North Korea.
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Here too the theory spawned infinity, in what turned out to be more virulent ways than in the electromagnetic case.
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The medicine worked because the photon–the quantum bundle of light and the carrier of the electromagnetic force–has no mass.
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In the case of the electromagnetic force, a panacea was found in 1947, excising infinity to reveal finite, correct, answers.
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The most important device for producing electric currents by electromagnetic induction, however, is the dynamo.
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That will stop most electromagnetic radiation, but not this stuff!
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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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