adj · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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Pronunciation
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US:/ɪˌlɛk.tɹoʊ.mæɡˈnɛ.tɪk/
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CMU ARPABET:IH2 L EH2 K T R OW0 M AE0 G N EH1 T IH0 K
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1
adj
Meaning 1
Relating to electromagnetism.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
adjective
Meaning 2
pertaining to or exhibiting magnetism produced by electric charge in motion
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
electromagnetic energy
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
From electro- + magnetic or electromagnet + -ic.
Across languages
Translations
55 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Abkhaz:
аелектромагниттә
(ajelekʼtʼromagnitʼtwʼ)
— pertaining to electromagnetism
Arabic:
كَهْرُومِغْنَاطِيسِيّ
(kahrūmiḡnāṭīsiyy)
— pertaining to electromagnetism
Armenian:
էլեկտրամագնիսական
(ēlektramagnisakan)
— pertaining to electromagnetism
Asturian:
electromagnéticu
— pertaining to electromagnetism
Belarusian:
электрамагні́тны
(eljektramahnítny)
— pertaining to electromagnetism
Bulgarian:
електромагни́тен
(elektromagníten)
— pertaining to electromagnetism
Catalan:
electromagnètic
— pertaining to electromagnetism
Chinese Mandarin:
電磁 /电磁
(diàncí)
— pertaining to electromagnetism
Czech:
elektromagnetický
— pertaining to electromagnetism
Danish:
elektromagnetisk
— pertaining to electromagnetism
Dutch:
elektromagnetisch
— pertaining to electromagnetism
Finnish:
sähkömagneettinen
— pertaining to electromagnetism
French:
électromagnétique
— pertaining to electromagnetism
Galician:
electromagnético
— pertaining to electromagnetism
Georgian:
ელექტრომაგნიტური
(elekṭromagniṭuri)
— pertaining to electromagnetism
Georgian:
ელექტრომაგნეტიკური
(elekṭromagneṭiḳuri)
— pertaining to electromagnetism
German:
elektromagnetisch
— pertaining to electromagnetism
Greek:
ηλεκτρομαγνητικός
(ilektromagnitikós)
— pertaining to electromagnetism
Hindi:
विद्युतचुंबकीय
(vidyutcumbkīya)
— pertaining to electromagnetism
Hungarian:
elektromágneses
— pertaining to electromagnetism
Irish:
leictreamaighnéadach
— pertaining to electromagnetism
Italian:
elettromagnetico
— pertaining to electromagnetism
Japanese:
電磁気の
(denjiki no)
— pertaining to electromagnetism
Japanese:
電磁の
(denji no)
— pertaining to electromagnetism
Kazakh:
электромагниттік
(élektromagnittık)
— pertaining to electromagnetism
Korean:
전자기의
(jeonjagi-ui)
— pertaining to electromagnetism
Northern Kurdish:
karomiqnatisi
— pertaining to electromagnetism
Kyrgyz:
электромагниттик
(elektromagnittik)
— pertaining to electromagnetism
Latvian:
elektromagnētisks
— pertaining to electromagnetism
Lithuanian:
elektromagnetinis
— pertaining to electromagnetism
Macedonian:
електромагнетен
(elektromagneten)
— pertaining to electromagnetism
Māori:
autōhiko
— pertaining to electromagnetism
Mongolian:
цахилгаан соронзон
(caxilgaan soronzon)
— pertaining to electromagnetism
Mongolian:
ᠴᠠᠬᠢᠯᠭᠠᠨ ᠰᠣᠷᠢᠨᠵᠢᠨ
(čaqilɣan sorinǰin)
— pertaining to electromagnetism
Norwegian Bokmål:
elektromagnetisk
— pertaining to electromagnetism
Norwegian Nynorsk:
elektromagnetisk
— pertaining to electromagnetism
Occitan:
electromagnetic
— pertaining to electromagnetism
Persian:
الکترومغناطیسی
(elektromaġnâtisi)
— pertaining to electromagnetism
Polish:
elektromagnetyczny
— pertaining to electromagnetism
Portuguese:
eletromagnético
— pertaining to electromagnetism
Romanian:
electromagnetic
— pertaining to electromagnetism
Russian:
электромагни́тный
(elektromagnítnyj)
— pertaining to electromagnetism
Sanskrit:
विद्युच्चुम्बकीय
(vidyuccumbakīya)
— pertaining to electromagnetism
Scots:
electromagnetic
— pertaining to electromagnetism
Serbo-Croatian:
електрома̀гне̄тскӣ
— pertaining to electromagnetism
Serbo-Croatian:
elektromàgnētskī
— pertaining to electromagnetism
Slovak:
elektromagnetický
— pertaining to electromagnetism
Slovene:
eléktromagnétski
— pertaining to electromagnetism
Spanish:
electromagnético
— pertaining to electromagnetism
Swedish:
elektromagnetisk
— pertaining to electromagnetism
Tagalog:
dagibalniin
— pertaining to electromagnetism
Thai:
แม่เหล็กไฟฟ้า
(mɛ̂ɛ-lèk-fai-fáa)
— pertaining to electromagnetism
Turkish:
elektromanyetik
— pertaining to electromagnetism
Ukrainian:
електромагні́тний
(elektromahnítnyj)
— pertaining to electromagnetism
Vietnamese:
điện từ
— pertaining to electromagnetism