magnetostatics

[ mag-nee-toh-stat-iks ]
/ mægˌni toʊˈstæt ɪks /

noun (used with a singular verb)

the branch of magnetics that deals with magnetic fields that do not vary with time (magnetostatic fields).

Origin of magnetostatics

First recorded in 1895–1900; magneto- + statics

Words nearby magnetostatics

magnetoplasmadynamics, magnetoresistance, magnetorheology, magnetosheath, magnetosphere, magnetostatics, magnetostriction, magnetotail, magnetotaxis, magnetothermoelectricity, magnetron

British Dictionary definitions for magnetostatics

magnetostatics
/ (mæɡˌniːtəʊˈstætɪks) /

noun

(functioning as singular) physics the study of steady-state magnetic fields