🇫🇷French Source WordCode: FR

répulsion électromagnétique

Pronunciation / Transliteration: répulsion électromagnétique

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Electromagnetic repulsion/ɪˌlɛk.troʊ.mæɡˈnɛt.ɪk rɪˈpʌl.ʃən/
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🇫🇷 Example Sentence in French:

"La lévitation magnétique fonctionne grâce à la répulsion électromagnétique."

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2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    The pushing apart of objects or particles with electric charges of the same sign or magnetic poles of the same polarity, caused by the electromagnetic force.

    "The high-speed rail levitates above the track due to electromagnetic repulsion."
  2. 2

    A phenomenon in plasma physics or astrophysics where magnetic fields exert an outward pressure that repels surrounding matter.

    "Solar flares can trigger powerful episodes of electromagnetic repulsion within coronal loops."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the combination of 'electromagnetic' (from Neo-Latin 'electricus', Greek 'ēlektron', and Greek 'magnētis') and 'repulsion' (from Latin 'repulsio', from 'repellere', meaning to drive back). The compound term emerged in the 19th century alongside foundational discoveries in electrodynamics and classical physics by scientists such as James Clerk Maxwell and Michael Faraday.

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🇫🇷French → English

répulsion électromagnétique

Transliteration: répulsion électromagnétique

"La lévitation magnétique fonctionne grâce à la répulsion électromagnétique."

🇩🇪German → English

elektromagnetische Abstoßung

Transliteration: elektromagnetische Abstoßung

"Die Magnetschwebebahn nutzt elektromagnetische Abstoßung."

🇮🇹Italian → English

repulsione elettromagnetica

Transliteration: repulsione elettromagnetica

"Il treno a levitazione sfrutta la repulsione elettromagnetica."

🇪🇸Spanish → English

repulsión electromagnética

Transliteration: repulsión electromagnética

"El tren bala utiliza la repulsión electromagnética para flotar."

🇵🇹Portuguese → English

repulsão eletromagnética

Transliteration: repulsão eletromagnética

"O trem de levitação magnética baseia-se na repulsão eletromagnética."

🇮🇳Hindi → English

विद्युतचुंबकीय प्रतिकर्षण

Transliteration: vidyutchumbakīy pratikarṣaṇa

"चुंबकीय उत्सविण विद्युतचुंबकीय प्रतिकर्षण के सिद्धांत पर काम करती है।"

🇨🇳Chinese → English

电磁排斥

Transliteration: diàn cí pái chì

"磁悬浮列车利用电磁排斥原理悬浮在轨道上方。"

🇰🇷Korean → English

전자기적 척력

Transliteration: jeonjamijeok cheokryeok

"자기부상열차는 전자기적 척력을 이용하여 선로 위에 뜬다."

🇯🇵Japanese → English

電磁反発

Transliteration: denjihanpatsu

"リニアモーターカーは電磁反発を利用して浮上します。"

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