magnetostatics

American

[mag-nee-toh-stat-iks] / mægˌni toʊˈstæt ɪks /

noun

(used with a singular verb)

the branch of magnetics that deals with magnetic fields that do not vary with time magnetostatic fields.

magnetostatics British

/ mæɡˌniːtəʊˈstætɪks /

noun

(functioning as singular) physics the study of steady-state magnetic fields

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Etymology

Origin of magnetostatics

First recorded in 1895–1900; magneto- + statics

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