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electric field
noun
Electricity.
- a vector quantity from which is determined the magnitude and direction of the force electric force on a charged particle due to the presence of other charged particles, accelerated charged particles, or time-varying currents. : E
electric field
noun
- a field of force surrounding a charged particle within which another charged particle experiences a force Compare magnetic field
electric field
- The distribution in space of the strength and direction of forces that would be exerted on an electric charge at any point in that space. Electric fields themselves result directly from other electric charges or from changing magnetic fields. The strength of an electric field at a given point in space near an electrically charged object is proportional to the amount of charge on the object, and inversely proportional to the distance between the point and the object.
- See also electromagnetism
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51Թ History and Origins
Origin of electric field1
First recorded in 1895–1900
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