noun · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Pronunciation
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: electromagnetics
Antonyms: none provided
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noun
Meaning 3
the branch of physics concerned with electromagnetic phenomena
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: electromagnetics
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: physics, natural philosophy
4
noun
Meaning 4
magnetism produced by an electric current
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
electromagnetism was discovered when it was observed that a copper wire carrying an electric current can magnetize pieces of iron or steel near it
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: magnetism, magnetic attraction, magnetic force
History
Etymology
Etymology tree French électro-bor. Ancient Greek ἤλεκτρον (ḗlektron)bor. Latin ēlectrum Latin electro-bor. English electro- Old French magnetebor. Pre-Greekbor.? Ancient Greek Μάγνης (Mágnēs) Ancient Greek μᾰ́γνης (mắgnēs)bor. Latin magnēsbor. Middle English magnete English magnet Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Indo-European *-mos Proto-Indo-European *-mós Ancient Greek -μός (-mós) Ancient Greek -ισμός (-ismós)der. English -ism English magnetism English electromagnetism From electro- + magnetism.
Across languages
Translations
64 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Albanian:
elektromagnetizëm
— fundamental interaction
Arabic:
كهرومغناطيسية
(kahrūmiǧnātīsiyya)
— fundamental interaction
Asturian:
electromagnetismu
— fundamental interaction
Basque:
elektromagnetismo
— fundamental interaction
Belarusian:
электрамагнеты́зм
(eljektramahnjetýzm)
— fundamental interaction
Bengali:
তড়িচ্চুম্বকত্ব
(toṛiccumbokotto)
— fundamental interaction
Bulgarian:
електромагнети́зъм
(elektromagnetízǎm)
— fundamental interaction
Catalan:
electromagnetisme
— fundamental interaction
Chinese Mandarin:
電磁學 /电磁学
(diàncíxué)
— fundamental interaction
Chinese Mandarin:
電磁 /电磁
(diàncí)
— fundamental interaction
Czech:
elektřina a magnetismus
— fundamental interaction
Czech:
elektromagnetismus
— fundamental interaction
Danish:
elektromagnetisme
— fundamental interaction
Dutch:
elektromagnetisme
— fundamental interaction
Esperanto:
elektromagnetismo
— fundamental interaction
Finnish:
sähkömagnetismi
— fundamental interaction
French:
électromagnétisme
— fundamental interaction
Galician:
electromagnetismo
— fundamental interaction
Georgian:
ელექტრომაგნეტიზმი
(elekṭromagneṭizmi)
— fundamental interaction
German:
Elektromagnetismus
— fundamental interaction
German:
elektromagnetismus
— fundamental interaction
Greek:
ηλεκτρομαγνητισμός
(ilektromagnitismós)
— fundamental interaction
Hebrew:
אלקטרומגנטיות
(elektromagnitism)
— fundamental interaction
Hindi:
विद्युतचुंबकत्व
(vidyutcumbkatva)
— fundamental interaction
Hungarian:
elektromágnesség
— fundamental interaction
Icelandic:
rafsegulfræði
— fundamental interaction
Ido:
elektromagnetismo
— fundamental interaction
Indonesian:
elektromagnetisme
— fundamental interaction
Interlingua:
electromagnetismo
— fundamental interaction
Irish:
leictreamaighnéadas
— fundamental interaction
Italian:
elettromagnetismo
— fundamental interaction
Japanese:
電磁気学
(denjikigaku)
— fundamental interaction
Japanese:
電磁気
(denjiki)
— fundamental interaction
Kannada:
ವಿದ್ಯುತ್ಕಾಂತತೆ
(vidyutkāntate)
— fundamental interaction
Korean:
전자기
(jeonjagi)
— fundamental interaction
Korean:
전자기학
(jeonjagihak)
— fundamental interaction
Latin:
elecromagnetismus
— fundamental interaction
Latvian:
elektromagnētisms
— fundamental interaction
Lithuanian:
elektromagnetizmas
— fundamental interaction
Luxembourgish:
elektromagnetismus
— fundamental interaction
Macedonian:
електромагнети́зам
(elektromagnetízam)
— fundamental interaction
Maltese:
elettromanjetiżmu
— fundamental interaction
Māori:
autōhiko
— fundamental interaction
Marathi:
विद्युतचुंबकत्व
(vidyutcumbkatva)
— fundamental interaction
Norman:
êtromanniétisme
— fundamental interaction
Norwegian:
elektromagnetisme
— fundamental interaction
Persian:
الکترومغناطیس
(elektromaġnâtis)
— fundamental interaction
Polish:
elektromagnetyzm
— fundamental interaction
Portuguese:
eletromagnetismo
— fundamental interaction
Romanian:
electromagnetism
— fundamental interaction
Russian:
электромагнети́зм
(elektromagnetízm)
— fundamental interaction
Sicilian:
electromagnetismu
— fundamental interaction
Slovak:
elektromagnetizmus
— fundamental interaction
Slovene:
elektrika in magnetizem
— fundamental interaction
Spanish:
electromagnetismo
— fundamental interaction
Swedish:
elektromagnetism
— fundamental interaction
Tagalog:
dagibalnian
— fundamental interaction
Tagalog:
kadagibalnian
— fundamental interaction
Tamil:
மின் காந்தவியல்
(miṉ kāntaviyal)
— fundamental interaction
Telugu:
విద్యుదయస్కాంతత్వం
(vidyudayaskāntatvaṁ)
— fundamental interaction
Thai:
แม่เหล็กไฟฟ้า
(mɛ̂ɛ-lèk-fai-fáa)
— fundamental interaction
Turkish:
elektromanyetizma
— fundamental interaction
Ukrainian:
електромагнети́зм
(elektromahnetýzm)
— fundamental interaction