Phrase guide

electromagnetic interaction

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

The fundamental interaction responsible for the electromagnetic force.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

Topics: natural-sciences, physical-sciences, physics

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noun

Meaning 2

an interaction between charged elementary particles that is intermediate in strength between the strong and weak interactions; mediated by photons

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: interaction, fundamental interaction

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Across languages

Translations

27 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Albanian: bashkëveprimi elektromagnetik — electromagnetic interaction
  • Armenian: էլեկտրամագնիսական փոխազդեցություն (ēlektramagnisakan pʻoxazdecʻutʻyun) — electromagnetic interaction
  • Bulgarian: електромагнитно взаимодействие (elektromagnitno vzaimodejstvie) — electromagnetic interaction
  • Catalan: interacció electromagnètica — electromagnetic interaction
  • Chinese Mandarin: 電磁相互作用 /电磁相互作用 (diàncí xiānghù zuòyòng) — electromagnetic interaction
  • Czech: elektromagnetická interakce — electromagnetic interaction
  • Danish: elektromagnetisk vekselvirkning — electromagnetic interaction
  • Dutch: elektromagnetische interactie — electromagnetic interaction
  • Esperanto: elektromagneta interago — electromagnetic interaction
  • Finnish: sähkömagneettinen vuorovaikutus — electromagnetic interaction
  • French: interaction électromagnétique — electromagnetic interaction
  • Georgian: ელექტრომაგნიტური ურთიერთქმედება (elekṭromagniṭuri urtiertkmedeba) — electromagnetic interaction
  • Greek: ηλεκτρομαγνητική αλληλεπίδραση (ilektromagnitikí allilepídrasi) — electromagnetic interaction
  • Hungarian: elektromágneses kölcsönhatás — electromagnetic interaction
  • Japanese: 電磁相互作用 (denji sōgosayō) — electromagnetic interaction
  • Korean: 전자기 상호작용 (jeonjagi sanghojagyong) — electromagnetic interaction
  • Lithuanian: elektromagnetinė sąveika — electromagnetic interaction
  • Persian: الکترومغناطیس (elektromaġnâtis) — electromagnetic interaction
  • Polish: oddziaływanie elektromagnetyczne — electromagnetic interaction
  • Portuguese: interação eletromagnética — electromagnetic interaction
  • Romanian: interacțiunea electromagnetică — electromagnetic interaction
  • Russian: электромагни́тное взаимоде́йствие (elektromagnítnoje vzaimodéjstvije) — electromagnetic interaction
  • Serbo-Croatian: elektromagnetska interakcija — electromagnetic interaction
  • Serbo-Croatian: електромагнетска интеракција — electromagnetic interaction
  • Slovak: elektromagnetická interakcia — electromagnetic interaction
  • Spanish: interacción electromagnética — electromagnetic interaction
  • Turkish: elektromanyetik etkileşim — electromagnetic interaction