Electromagnetism

Pronunciation: /ˌɪˌlɛktroʊˈmæɡnəˌtɪzəm/

Electromagnetism (noun)

  1. The study of how electric charges and currents create magnetic effects, and how magnets can affect moving charges.
  2. 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.