electromagnetism
noun
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Sense 1 noun
magnetism produced by an electric current
electromagnetism was discovered when it was observed that a copper wire carrying an electric current can magnetize pieces of iron or steel near it
Types & categories
- magnetism hypernym
Related & opposite
- electromagnetic derivation
Sense 2 noun
the branch of physics concerned with electromagnetic phenomena
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- physics hypernym
Related & opposite
- electromagnetic derivation
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| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | electromagnetic |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | magnetism |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | electromagnetic |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | physics |