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English
Etymology
electro- + magnetism
Pronunciation
- (UK) enPR: ēlĕktrŏmägnĕtĭzm, IPA(key): /ɪˌlɛk.tɹəʊˈmæɡ.nəˌtɪzm̩/
Noun
electromagnetism (usually uncountable, plural electromagnetisms)
- A unified fundamental force that combines the aspects of electricity and magnetism and is one of the four fundamental forces. (technically it can be unified with weak nuclear to form electroweak) Its gauge boson is the photon.
- Electricity and magnetism, collectively, as a field of study.
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Romanian
Etymology
Borrowed from French électromagnétisme. By surface analysis, electro- + magnetism or electromagnet + -ism.
Noun
electromagnetism n (uncountable)
- electromagnetism
Declension
declension of electromagnetism (singular only)