adjective

electromagnetic

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

Relating to electricity and magnetism.

The energized coil produces an electromagnetic field around its core.

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

Etymology

+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.

In context

Plainly Difficult366:14

electromagnetic suspension comes into the whole equation. It creates magnetic levitation by the power of electromagnets and by constantly altering the strength of the magnetic field

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More examples

She studied electromagnetic waves.
The device uses electromagnetic induction.
They measured electromagnetic effects.

Forms

electromagnetic

Similar words

electric: Relates to electricity without necessarily magnetic effects.
magnetic: Relates to magnetism without the combined emphasis.