electromagnetic

adjective

elec·​tro·​mag·​net·​ic i-ˌlek-trō-mag-ˈne-tik 

: of, relating to, or produced by electromagnetism

electromagnetically

i-ˌlek-trō-mag-ˈne-ti-k(ə-)lē 

adverb

Examples of electromagnetic in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Equipped with two rails, the weapon uses an electric pulse—instead of explosive chemical propellants—to generate an electromagnetic force that accelerates a projectile to up to six times the speed of sound, hitting its target with extreme velocity. —Ryan Chan, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Sep. 2025

Japan formally launched its electromagnetic railgun effort in 2016 and began live-fire testing in 2022. —Kapil Kajal, Interesting Engineering, 11 Sep. 2025

Detecting an electromagnetic counterpart to a black hole tearing apart a neutron star is among the holy grails of astronomy and astrophysics. —Chad Hanna, The Conversation, 10 Sep. 2025

Meanwhile, there are eight massless gluons (mediating the strong nuclear force), one massless photon (mediating the electromagnetic force), and three very massive W-and-Z bosons (mediating the weak nuclear force), plus the Higgs boson to complete the Standard Model. —Ethan Siegel, Big Think, 9 Sep. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1820, in the meaning defined above

Phrases Containing electromagnetic

• electromagnetic pulse
• electromagnetic radiation
• electromagnetic spectrum
• electromagnetic unit
• electromagnetic wave

Rhymes for electromagnetic

• antidiabetic
• antidiuretic
• electrokinetic
• electrophoretic
• monoenergetic
• paleomagnetic
• parasympathetic
• parthenogenetic
• pharmacokinetic
• sympathomimetic
• unapologetic
• acetic

Kids Definition

electromagnetic

adjective

elec·​tro·​mag·​net·​ic i-ˌlek-trō-mag-ˈnet-ik 

: of, relating to, or produced by electromagnetism

Medical Definition

electromagnetic

adjective

elec·​tro·​mag·​net·​ic -mag-ˈnet-ik 

: of, relating to, or produced by electromagnetism

electromagnetically

-i-k(ə-)lē 

adverb