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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

adj
1: pertaining to or exhibiting magnetism produced by electric charge in motion; "electromagnetic energy"

Merriam Webster's

adjective Date: 1821 of, relating to, or produced by electromagnetism • electromagnetically adverb

Oxford Reference Dictionary

adj. having both an electrical and a magnetic character or properties. Phrases and idioms: electromagnetic radiation a kind of radiation including visible light, radio waves, gamma rays, X-rays, etc., in which electric and magnetic fields vary simultaneously. electromagnetic spectrum the range of wavelengths over which electromagnetic radiation extends. electromagnetic units a system of units derived primarily from the magnetic properties of electric currents.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

Electromagnetic is used to describe the electrical and magnetic forces or effects produced by an electric current. ...electromagnetic fields. ADJ: usu ADJ n