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near fields

near fields is the plural of near field.

Meaning of near field

Noun

near field (plural near fields)

  1. (acoustics) The region within a distance a fraction of a wavelength from a sound source. Accordingly, the outer boundary of the near-field region is closer for high-pitched sound than for low-pitched sound.
  2. The region within about half a wavelength from an electrically small antenna. More specifically it is the region within the radiansphere.
    Antonyms:
    far field

Questions about near fields

What is near fields the plural of?
Near fields is the plural of near field.

Words near near fields in the dictionary

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  3. near field
  4. near field communication
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  8. near gales
  9. near infrared
  10. Near Islands
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