Electromagnetism
Pronunciation: /ˌɪˌlɛktroʊˈmæɡnəˌtɪzəm/
Electromagnetism (noun)
- The study of how electric charges and currents create magnetic effects, and how magnets can affect moving charges.
- A branch of physics explaining electric and magnetic fields and the forces they produce on charged particles.
Examples
- Electromagnetism explains how electric and magnetic effects work together.
- In class, we study electromagnetism as electric and magnetic behavior.