Meanings
nounelectromagnetism (usually uncountable, plural electromagnetisms)
plural electromagnetisms
- uncountableusuallynatural sciencesA unified fundamental force that combines the aspects of electricity and magnetism and is one of the four fundamental forces.
- uncountableusuallynatural sciencesElectricity and magnetism, collectively, as a field of study.
Synonyms: electromagnetics
Synonyms & antonyms
nounElectricity and magnetism, collectively, as a field of study.
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nounthe branch of physics concerned with electromagnetic phenomena
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Origin
- Frenchélectro-
- Ancient Greekἤλεκτρον (ḗlektron)
- Latinēlectrum
- Latinelectro-
- Englishelectro-
- Old Frenchmagnete
- Ancient GreekΜάγνης (Mágnēs)
- Ancient Greekμᾰ́γνης (mắgnēs)
- Latinmagnēs
- Middle Englishmagnete
- Englishmagnet
- Englishmagnetism
- Englishelectromagnetism
Translations
Arabic كهرومغناطيسية
- كهرومغناطيسية (kahrūmiǧnātīsiyya)fundamental interaction
Basque elektromagnetismo
- elektromagnetismofundamental interaction
Bengali তড়িচ্চুম্বকত্ব
- তড়িচ্চুম্বকত্ব (toṛiccumbokotto)fundamental interaction
Bulgarian електромагнети́зъм
- електромагнети́зъм (elektromagnetízăm)fundamental interaction
Catalan electromagnetisme
- electromagnetismefundamental interaction
Chinese Mandarin 電磁學 /电磁学, 電磁 /电磁
- 電磁學 /电磁学 (diàncíxué)fundamental interaction
- 電磁 /电磁 (diàncí)fundamental interaction
Czech elektřina a magnetismus, elektromagnetismus
- elektřina a magnetismusfundamental interaction
- elektromagnetismusfundamental interaction
Danish elektromagnetisme
- elektromagnetismefundamental interaction
Dutch elektromagnetisme
- elektromagnetismefundamental interaction
Esperanto elektromagnetismo
- elektromagnetismofundamental interaction
Finnish sähkömagnetismi
- sähkömagnetismifundamental interaction
French électromagnétisme
- électromagnétismefundamental interaction
German Elektromagnetismus
- Elektromagnetismusfundamental interaction
Greek ηλεκτρομαγνητισμός
- ηλεκτρομαγνητισμός (ilektromagnitismós)fundamental interaction
Hebrew אלקטרומגנטיות
- אלקטרומגנטיות (elektromagnitism)fundamental interaction
Hindi विद्युतचुंबकत्व
- विद्युतचुंबकत्व (vidyutcumbkatva)fundamental interaction
Hungarian elektromágnesség
- elektromágnességfundamental interaction
Icelandic rafsegulfræði
- rafsegulfræðifundamental interaction
Indonesian elektromagnetisme
- elektromagnetismefundamental interaction
Irish leictreamaighnéadas
- leictreamaighnéadasfundamental interaction
Italian elettromagnetismo
- elettromagnetismofundamental interaction
Japanese 電磁気学, 電磁気
- 電磁気学 (denjikigaku)fundamental interaction
- 電磁気 (denjiki)fundamental interaction
Korean 전자기, 전자기학
- 전자기 (jeonjagi)fundamental interaction
- 전자기학 (jeonjagihak)fundamental interaction
Latin elecromagnetismus
- elecromagnetismusfundamental interaction
Latvian elektromagnētisms
- elektromagnētismsfundamental interaction
Lithuanian elektromagnetizmas
- elektromagnetizmasfundamental interaction
Māori autōhiko
- autōhikofundamental interaction
Norwegian elektromagnetisme
- elektromagnetismefundamental interaction
Persian الکترومغناطیس
- الکترومغناطیس (elektromaġnâtis)fundamental interaction
Polish elektromagnetyzm
- elektromagnetyzmfundamental interaction
Portuguese eletromagnetismo
- eletromagnetismofundamental interaction
Romanian electromagnetism
- electromagnetismfundamental interaction
Russian электромагнети́зм
- электромагнети́зм (elektromagnetízm)fundamental interaction
Slovak elektromagnetizmus
- elektromagnetizmusfundamental interaction
Spanish electromagnetismo
- electromagnetismofundamental interaction
Swedish elektromagnetism
- elektromagnetismfundamental interaction
Tagalog dagibalnian, kadagibalnian
- dagibalnianfundamental interaction
- kadagibalnianfundamental interaction
Tamil மின் காந்தவியல்
- மின் காந்தவியல் (miṉ kāntaviyal)fundamental interaction
Thai แม่เหล็กไฟฟ้า
- แม่เหล็กไฟฟ้า (mɛ̂ɛ-lèk-fai-fáa)fundamental interaction
Turkish elektromanyetizma
- elektromanyetizmafundamental interaction
Ukrainian електромагнети́зм
- електромагнети́зм (elektromahnetýzm)fundamental interaction
Vietnamese điện từ học
- điện từ họcfundamental interaction
Cite this entry
APA
electromagnetism. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/electromagnetism
MLA
“electromagnetism.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/electromagnetism. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “electromagnetism,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/electromagnetism.
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