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magnetic fields

magnetic fields is the plural of magnetic field.

Meaning of magnetic field

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
    1. (contemporary) B-field.
    2. (dated) H-field.

Questions about magnetic fields

What is magnetic fields the plural of?
Magnetic fields is the plural of magnetic field.

Words near magnetic fields in the dictionary

  1. magnetic field deficiency syndrome
  2. magnetic field intensities
  3. magnetic field intensity
  4. magnetic field strength
  5. magnetic field strengths
  6. magnetic fields
  7. magnetic flux
  8. magnetic flux densities
  9. magnetic flux density
  10. magnetic fluxes
  11. magnetic helicities

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