WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
elec′tromagnet′ic field′, [Elect.]
  1. Electricitythe coupled electric and magnetic fields that are generated by time-varying currents and accelerated charges. Cf. Maxwell's field equations.

'electromagnetic field' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
EMF - circular polarization - electromagnetic wave - mass spectrometer - quantum electrodynamics - tokamak

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