🇪🇸Spanish Source WordCode: ES

fuerza magnética

Pronunciation / Transliteration: ˈfweɾ.sa maɣˈne.ti.ka

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Magnetic force/mæɡˈnɛt.ɪk fɔːrs/
nounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #8500 frequency
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🇪🇸 Example Sentence in Spanish:

"La fuerza magnética puede atraer o repeler objetos."

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2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    The attraction or repulsion that arises between electrically charged particles because of their motion.

    "The magnetic force between the two poles caused them to snap together instantly."
  2. 2

    The fundamental force exerted by a magnetic field on moving charges or magnetic objects.

    "Physicists calculated the magnetic force acting upon the electron beam inside the particle accelerator."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The term combines 'magnetic', derived from the Ancient Greek 'magnētis lithos' (Magnesian stone), and 'force', originating from the Latin 'fortis' meaning strong. It emerged in early modern physics to describe the physical attraction or repulsion between electrically charged particles and magnetized materials.

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