electromagneticallyadv.
/ᵻˌlɛktrə(ʊ)maɡˈnɛtᵻkli/, U.S. /əˌlɛktrəˌmæɡˈnɛdək(ə)li/, /iˌlɛktrəˌmæɡˈnɛdək(ə)li/ Physics.
By means of electromagnetism; by electromagnetic means.
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1843 J. T. J. Hewlett College Life I. 25 Then, as if the word case acted upon him electro-magnetically, his volubility exceeded all bounds.
1881 Nature 8 Sept. 435/2 To transmit electro-magnetically the work of waterfalls.
1924 Jrnl. Sci. Instruments 1 162 A wheel is constrained to rotate at a constant speed controlled by an electromagnetically maintained tuning-fork.
1931 Times 30 Dec. 40/5 The proceedings will be electro-magnetically recorded on a steel tape, which will form a permanent record.
2007 Metrologia 44 41/2 The cryostat is located inside an electromagnetically shielded room.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2008; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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