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magnetic field

magnetic field noun: a condition in the space around a magnet or electric current in which there is a detectable magnetic force and two magnetic poles are present.

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Noun

magnetic field (plural magnetic fields)

  1. A condition in the space around a magnet or electric current in which there is a detectable magnetic force and two magnetic poles are present.
    • David (1904) and Brunhes (1906) first observed magnetizations in lava flows that were roughly opposed to that of the present earth's magnetic field.1983, Ronald T. Merrill, Michael W. McElhinny, The Earth's Magnetic Field: Its History, Origin, and Planetary Perspective, Academic Press, page 135
    • In contrast to the IQHE, the fractional quantum Hall effect occurs in much stronger magnetic fields, and in this case electrons cannot be considered as noninteracting ones.1996, V. R. Khalilov, Electron Strong Magnetic Field, [1988, V. R. Khalilov, Elektroni v silnom magnetom poli, Energoatomizdat, Moscow], Gordon and Breach Science Publishers, page 123
    1. (contemporary) B-field.
    2. (dated) H-field.

magnetic field meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu

magnetic field in Hindi

a field of magnetic force
चुंबकीय क्षेत्र cumbkīya kṣetra

magnetic field in Tamil

a field of magnetic force
காந்தப் புலம் kāntap pulam

magnetic field in Marathi

a field of magnetic force
चुंबकी क्षेत्र cumbkī kṣetra

magnetic field in Urdu

a field of magnetic force
مقناطیسی میدان
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magnetic field in Bengali
চৌম্বক ক্ষেত্র cōumbok khetro
magnetic field in Telugu
అయస్కాంత క్షేత్రం ayaskānta kṣētraṁ
magnetic field in Malayalam
കാന്തികക്ഷേത്രം kāntikakṣētraṁ
magnetic field in Kannada
ಕಾಂತ ಕ್ಷೇತ್ರ
magnetic field in Punjabi
ਚੁੰਬਕੀ ਖੇਤਰ cumbkī khetar
magnetic field in Gujarati
ચુંબકીય ક્ષેત્ર cumbkīya kṣetra
magnetic field in Sinhala
චුම්බක ක්ෂේත්රය cumbaka kṣētraya
magnetic field in Assamese
চুম্বকীয় ক্ষেত্ৰ sumboki khetro
magnetic field in Nepali
चुम्बकीय क्षेत्र cumbakīya kṣetra
magnetic field in Pashto
مقناطيسي ساحه
magnetic field in Tagalog
balniing larang, himalani
magnetic field in Arabic
حقل مغناطيسي
magnetic field in Malay
medan magnet
magnetic field in Indonesian
medan magnet
magnetic field in Persian
میدان مغناطیسی
magnetic field in Thai
สนามแม่เหล็ก
magnetic field in Vietnamese
từ trường
magnetic field in Myanmar
သံလိုက်စက်ကွင်း samluikcakkwang:

Examples of magnetic field in a sentence

  • The stress tensor for a magnetic field Bᵢ is identical in form to that for the electric field.2007, Eugene N. Parker, Conversations on Electric and Magnetic Fields in the Cosmos, Princeton University Press, page 25:
  • The turian homeworld, Palaven, has a metal-poor core, generating a weak magnetic field and allowing more solar radiation into the atmosphere.2008, BioWare, Mass Effect, Redwood City: Electronic Arts, →ISBN, →OCLC, PC, scene: Turians: Biology Codex entry:
  • The scientific instruments of the day recorded rapid fluctuations in the Earth's magnetic field, as powerful electrical currents flowed through the upper atmosphere.2023 November 15, Prof. Jim Wild, “This train was delayed because of bad weather in space”, in RAIL, number 996, page 30:

Synonyms of magnetic field

All synonyms of magnetic field

Forms of magnetic field

pluralmagnetic fields

Words formed from magnetic field

Questions about magnetic field

What does magnetic field mean?
Magnetic field means a condition in the space around a magnet or electric current in which there is a detectable magnetic force and two magnetic poles are present.
What is magnetic field in Hindi?
Magnetic field in Hindi is चुंबकीय क्षेत्र (cumbkīya kṣetra). See Magnetic field meaning in Hindi.
How do you use magnetic field in a sentence?
The stress tensor for a magnetic field Bᵢ is identical in form to that for the electric field.
What part of speech is magnetic field?
Magnetic field is a noun.
What is the plural of magnetic field?
The plural of magnetic field is magnetic fields.

Words near magnetic field in the dictionary

  1. magnetic drawing boards
  2. magnetic energies
  3. magnetic energy
  4. magnetic equator
  5. magnetic equators
  6. magnetic field
  7. magnetic field deficiency syndrome
  8. magnetic field intensities
  9. magnetic field intensity
  10. magnetic field strength
  11. magnetic field strengths

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Adapted from Wiktionary: magnetic field (page history and authors); magnetic field (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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