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[syn: electromagnetism, electromagnetics]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Electro-magnetism \E*lec`tro-mag"net*ism\ n.
1. magnetism produced by an electric current.
[WordNet 1.5]
2. one of the fundamental forces of nature, responsible for
both electrical and magnetic phenomena. Called also the
electromagnetic force. Formerly believed to be separate
phenomena, electricity and magnetism were shown by
experiment and theory to be different aspects of the
electromagnetic force. It is responsible for the forces
generated between magnetically or electrically charged
objects, and is the fundamental force responsible for the
characteristics of electromagnetic radiation, including
light.
[PJC]
3. the branch of physics concerned with electromagnetic
phenomena.
[WordNet 1.5]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
electromagnetism
n 1: magnetism produced by an electric current;
"electromagnetism was discovered when it was observed that
a copper wire carrying an electric current can magnetize
pieces of iron or steel near it"
2: the branch of physics concerned with electromagnetic
phenomena [syn: electromagnetism, electromagnetics]
Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0:
30 Moby Thesaurus words for "electromagnetism":
diamagnetism, ferromagnetism, gilbert, hysteresis,
hysteresis curve, magnetic circuit, magnetic conductivity,
magnetic creeping, magnetic curves, magnetic dip,
magnetic elements, magnetic figures, magnetic flux,
magnetic friction, magnetic hysteresis, magnetic lag,
magnetic moment, magnetic permeability, magnetic potential,
magnetic remanence, magnetic variation, magnetic viscosity,
magnetics, magnetism, magnetization, maxwell, paramagnetism,
permeability, residual magnetism, weber