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electrodynamics

noun, plural in form but singular in construction elec·tro·dy·nam·ics \ i-ˌlek-trō-dī-ˈna-miks \

Definition of electrodynamics

: a branch of physics that deals with the effects arising from the interactions of electric currents with magnets, with other currents, or with themselves
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electrodynamic

play \i-ˌlek-trō-dī-ˈna-mik\ adjective

First Known Use of electrodynamics

1822

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