Electro-magnetism

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Electro-magnetism \E*lec`tro-mag"net*ism\ n.
     1. magnetism produced by an electric current.
        [WordNet 1.5]
  
     2. one of the fundamental forces of nature, responsible for
        both electrical and magnetic phenomena. Called also the


        {electromagnetic force}. Formerly believed to be separate
        phenomena, electricity and magnetism were shown by
        experiment and theory to be different aspects of the
        {electromagnetic force}. It is responsible for the forces
        generated between magnetically or electrically charged
        objects, and is the fundamental force responsible for the
        characteristics of electromagnetic radiation, including
        light.
        [PJC]
  
     3. the branch of physics concerned with electromagnetic
        phenomena.
        [WordNet 1.5]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  electromagnetism
       n 1: 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"
       2: the branch of physics concerned with electromagnetic
          phenomena [syn: {electromagnetics}]

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  30 Moby Thesaurus words for "electromagnetism":
     diamagnetism, ferromagnetism, gilbert, hysteresis,
     hysteresis curve, magnetic circuit, magnetic conductivity,
     magnetic creeping, magnetic curves, magnetic dip,
     magnetic elements, magnetic figures, magnetic flux,
     magnetic friction, magnetic hysteresis, magnetic lag,
     magnetic moment, magnetic permeability, magnetic potential,
     magnetic remanence, magnetic variation, magnetic viscosity,
     magnetics, magnetism, magnetization, maxwell, paramagnetism,
     permeability, residual magnetism, weber