magnetostatics

[ mag-nee-toh-stat-iks ]

noun

, (used with a singular verb)

1. the branch of magnetics that deals with magnetic fields that do not vary with time magnetostatic fields.

magnetostatics

/ mæɡˌniːtəʊˈstætɪks /

noun

1. functioning as singular physics the study of steady-state magnetic fields

Word History and Origins

Origin of magnetostatics¹

First recorded in 1895–1900; magneto- + statics