magneticus

having a magnet's properties

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Insulated copper coil around an iron core with electrical wire and field lines curling around it, electricity and magnetism together.

adjective

electromagnetic

ih-lek-troh-mag-NET-ik/ɪˌlektrəʊmæɡˈnetɪk/

Relating to electricity and magnetism.

Etymology

electroEnglishelectricity or electrical action

+magneticLatinhaving a magnet's properties

Magnetic began with the properties of a magnet. Combining it with the electrical element shifts the focus to the relationship between electricity and magnetism and the phenomena they produce together.

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