magnetics

[ mag-net-iks ]

/ mægˈnɛt ɪks /

noun (used with a singular verb)

the science of magnetism.

Words nearby magnetics

magnetic tape, magnetic tape unit, magnetic variation, magnetic wire, magnetic wood, magnetics, magnetism, magnetite, magnetizable, magnetization, magnetize

Origin of magnetics

First recorded in 1780–90; see origin at magnetic, -ics

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British Dictionary definitions for magnetics

magnetics

/ (mæɡˈnɛtɪks) /

noun

(functioning as singular) the branch of physics concerned with magnetism

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