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wakefield

UK/ˈweɪkfiːld/

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Yorkshire/ˈweːkfɪld/

wakefield noun: the electron density wave structure which immediately follows an intense laser beam or relativistic charged particle beam as it passes through a plasma; the electric field or potential associated with such a structure.

Noun

wakefield (plural wakefields)

  1. The electron density wave structure which immediately follows an intense laser beam or relativistic charged particle beam as it passes through a plasma; the electric field or potential associated with such a structure.
    • Calculation of the plasma wakefields (driven electron plasma waves) generated by nonevolving drive laser pulses is straightforward.2009, E. Esarey, C. B. Schroeder & W. P. Leemans, “Physics of laser-driven plasma-based electron accelerators”, in Reviews of Modern Physics, volume 81, number 3, pages 1229-1285

Proper noun capitalized: Wakefield

Wakefield

  1. An industrial city and metropolitan borough of West Yorkshire, England; traditionally a centre for the cloth and coal industries.
  2. A habitational surname from Old English.
  3. The prison in Wakefield, established 1594.
  4. A ghost town in Washington County, Alabama.
  5. An unincorporated community in Richland County, Illinois.
  6. An unincorporated community in Jefferson County, Indiana.
  7. A minor city in Clay County, Kansas.
  8. An unincorporated community in Spencer County, Kentucky.
  9. An unincorporated community in West Feliciana Parish, Louisiana.
  10. A town in Middlesex County, Massachusetts.
    • Newton joins Brookline and a dozen other towns that have adopted similar bans, including Belchertown, Chelsea, Concord, Malden, Manchester-by-the-Sea, Melrose, Needham, Pelham, Reading, Stoneham, Wakefield, and Winchester, according to the state Department of Public Health.2025 January 22, Nick Stoico, “Newton city council approves generational tobacco ban, joining other Mass. towns”, in Boston Globe, archived from the original on 23 Jan 2025
  11. A city and township in Gogebic County, Michigan.
  12. A township in Stearns County, Minnesota.
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  1. A city in Dixon County and Wayne County, Nebraska.
  2. A township in Dixon County, Nebraska.
  3. A town in Carroll County, New Hampshire.
  4. A neighborhood of the Bronx, New York City.
  5. A neighbourhood of Zebulon, Wake County, North Carolina.
  6. An unincorporated community in Scioto Township, Pike County, Ohio.
  7. A census-designated place in Fulton Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania.
  8. A village in South Kingstown, Washington County, Rhode Island.
  9. A census-designated place in Fairfax County, Virginia.
  10. A town in Sussex County, Virginia.
  11. A neighbourhood of Washington, D.C..
  12. A ghost town in the village of Greenville, Outagamie County, Wisconsin.
  13. A suburb of Newcastle in the City of Lake Macquarie, New South Wales, Australia.
  14. A local government area in the Yorke and Mid North region of South Australia; in full, Wakefield Regional Council.
  15. A parish and community therein, in New Brunswick, Canada.
  16. A village in La Pêche municipality, Quebec, Canada.
  17. A settlement in Jamaica.
  18. A settlement in Tasman district, South Island, New Zealand.

wakefield meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu

wakefield in Hindi

वेकफील्ड, वेकफ़ील्ड

wakefield in Tamil

வேக்ஃபீல்ட், வேக்ஃபீல்டு

wakefield in Marathi

वेकफिल्ड, वेकफील्ड

wakefield in Urdu

ویک فیلڈ, ویکفیلڈ
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wakefield in Bengali
ওয়েকফিল্ড
wakefield in Telugu
వేక్ఫీల్డ్
wakefield in Malayalam
വേക്ക്ഫീൽഡ്
wakefield in Kannada
ವೇಕ್ಫೀಲ್ಡ್
wakefield in Punjabi
ਵੇਕਫੀਲਡ, ਵੈਕਫੀਲਡ
wakefield in Gujarati
વેકફિલ્ડ
wakefield in Odia
ୱେକ୍ଫିଲ୍ଡ, ୱେକଫିଲ୍ଡ, ୱେକ୍ଫିଲ୍ଡ୍
wakefield in Nepali
वेकफिल्ड, वेक्फिल्ड

Forms of wakefield

pluralwakefields

Origin of wakefield

From wake + field.

Words formed from wakefield

Phrases with wakefield

Questions about wakefield

What does wakefield mean?
Wakefield means the electron density wave structure which immediately follows an intense laser beam or relativistic charged particle beam as it passes through a plasma; the electric field or potential associated with such a structure.
What is wakefield in Hindi?
Wakefield in Hindi is वेकफील्ड, वेकफ़ील्ड. See Wakefield meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is wakefield?
Wakefield can be a noun or a proper noun.
How do you pronounce wakefield?
Wakefield is pronounced /ˈweɪkfiːld/ (UK).
What is the plural of wakefield?
The plural of wakefield is wakefields.

Words near wakefield in the dictionary

  1. waked
  2. waked up
  3. wakeel
  4. wakeels
  5. WaKeeney
  6. wakefield
  7. wakefieldite
  8. wakefieldites
  9. wakefields
  10. Wakeford
  11. Wakefords

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Adapted from Wiktionary: wakefield (page history and authors); Wakefield (page history and authors); wakefield (Hindi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); wakefield (Tamil, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); wakefield (Marathi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); wakefield (Urdu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); wakefield (Bengali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); wakefield (Telugu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); wakefield (Malayalam, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); wakefield (Kannada, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); wakefield (Punjabi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); wakefield (Gujarati, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); wakefield (Odia, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); wakefield (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). 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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