It's better to translate it as 'electromechanic' (although the distinction between electromechanics and electromagnetism is a subtle one, which I'm not sure tra

It's better to translate it as 'electromechanic' (although the distinction between electromechanics and electromagnetism is a subtle one, which I'm not sure translates well) but it's a bit too easy to dismiss electromagnetic because it has nothing to do with magnetism. The term 'electromagnetism' is wrong because it refers to the scientific field of study, rather than the field of engineering. It would also be iffy to call an electromagnet 'electromagnetic', even though it clearly involves both electricity and magnetism. Also most electromotors will use magnets at some point, if only because it makes it many times easier to generate a reasonable amount of force.