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electric field
noun
- a vector quantity from which is determined the magnitude and direction of the force electric force on a charged particle due to the presence of other charged particles, accelerated charged particles, or time-varying currents. : E
electric field
noun
- a field of force surrounding a charged particle within which another charged particle experiences a force Compare magnetic field
electric field
- The distribution in space of the strength and direction of forces that would be exerted on an electric charge at any point in that space. Electric fields themselves result directly from other electric charges or from changing magnetic fields. The strength of an electric field at a given point in space near an electrically charged object is proportional to the amount of charge on the object, and inversely proportional to the distance between the point and the object.
- See also electromagnetism
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Origin of electric field1
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When the researchers apply an alternating electric field, the pendulum-like sensors swing back and forth -- flinging off proteins within a mere minute and catching others.
In a cavity’s lowest mode, the radio waves’ electric field oscillates uniformly up and down along the cavity axis.
These devices can take many forms, such as a collection of superconducting circuits, or a lattice of atoms or ions held in place by lasers or electric fields.
Unlike electrons, ions move due to both electric fields and diffusion, and the researchers determined that their movements at pore intersections are different from what was described in Kirchhoff's law.
Caterpillars respond defensively to electric fields similar to those emitted by their natural predators, scientists at the University of Bristol have found.
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