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electric field

/əˈlɛktɹɪk ˌfild/

electric field noun: a region of space around a charged particle, or between two voltages, which exerts a force on charged objects in its vicinity.

Noun

electric field (plural electric fields)

  1. A region of space around a charged particle, or between two voltages, which exerts a force on charged objects in its vicinity.
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see electric, field.
    • In the electric field, for instance, a unique situation obtains in that the central-station industry has never recorded a decrease in annual revenue.1925 June 13, “The Recent Rapid Development of Public Utility Enterprises in the United States”, in Arthur Richmond Marsh, editor, The Economic World, volume 29, number 24, Chronicle Publishing...

electric field meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu

electric field in Hindi

region around a charged particle
विद्युत् क्षेत्र vidyut kṣetra

electric field in Tamil

region around a charged particle
மின்புலம் miṉpulam

electric field in Marathi

region around a charged particle
विद्युत क्षेत्र vidyut kṣetra

electric field in Urdu

region around a charged particle
برقی میدان
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electric field in Bengali
তড়িৎ ক্ষেত্র toṛit khetro
electric field in Malayalam
വൈദ്യുതക്ഷേത്രം vaidyutakṣētraṁ
electric field in Kannada
ವಿದ್ಯುತ್ ಕ್ಷೇತ್ರ vidyut kṣētra
electric field in Punjabi
ਇਲੈਕਟ੍ਰਿਕ ਫੀਲਡ ilaikṭrik phīlaḍ
electric field in Odia
ବୈଦୁତିକ କ୍ଷେତ୍ର baidutika kṣetra
electric field in Assamese
বৈদ্যুতিক ক্ষেত্ৰ boiiddutik khetro
electric field in Tagalog
elektrikong field
electric field in Arabic
حقل كهربائي
electric field in Malay
medan elektrik
electric field in Indonesian
medan listrik
electric field in Persian
میدان الکتریکی
electric field in Thai
สนามไฟฟ้า sà-nǎam-fai-fáa
electric field in Vietnamese
điện trường

Forms of electric field

pluralelectric fields

Questions about electric field

What does electric field mean?
Electric field means a region of space around a charged particle, or between two voltages, which exerts a force on charged objects in its vicinity.
What is electric field in Hindi?
Electric field in Hindi is विद्युत् क्षेत्र (vidyut kṣetra). See Electric field meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is electric field?
Electric field is a noun.
How do you pronounce electric field?
Electric field is pronounced /əˈlɛktɹɪk ˌfild/ (US).
What is the plural of electric field?
The plural of electric field is electric fields.

Words near electric field in the dictionary

  1. electric erasers
  2. electric eye
  3. electric eyes
  4. electric fence
  5. electric fences
  6. electric field
  7. electric fields
  8. electric fire
  9. electric fires
  10. electric fish
  11. electric flower car

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