electromagneticaladj.
/ᵻˌlɛktrə(ʊ)maɡˈnɛtᵻkl/, U.S. /əˌlɛktrəˌmæɡˈnɛdək(ə)l/, /iˌlɛktrəˌmæɡˈnɛdək(ə)l/ Physics.
= electromagnetic adj. 1.
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electromagnetic1820
electromagnetical1821
electric-magnetic1823
magneto-electric1831
magnelectric1832
machine-electric1833
magneto-electrical1836
Maxwellian1886
1821 M. Faraday in Q. Jrnl. Sci. & Arts Oct. 74 (title) On some new electro-magnetical motions and the theory of magnetism.
1860 R. Hunt Ure's Dict. Arts (ed. 5) II. 100 It would be far more economical to burn zinc under a boiler, and to use it for generating steam power, than to consume zinc in a voltaic battery for generating electro-magnetical power.
1962 Times 29 June 21/2 It is also extending into electro-magnetical production.
2003 Archaeol. Rep. for 2002–3 (Soc. for Promotion Hellenic Stud.) No. 49. 73/2 A trench was opened to verify the anomalies recorded by an electro-magnetical survey.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2008; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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