electromagnetism

Noun
  1. Magnetism produced by an electric current (synset 111499768)
    "electromagnetism was discovered when it was observed that a copper wire carrying an electric current can magnetize pieces of iron or steel near it"
    is a type of: magnetic attraction, magnetic force, magnetism - attraction for iron; associated with electric currents as well as magnets; characterized by fields of force
  2. The branch of physics concerned with electromagnetic phenomena (synset 106108714)
    is a type of: natural philosophy, physics - the science of matter and energy and their interactions
    same as: electromagnetics

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