| electric field n. A region of space characterized by the existence of a force generated by electric charge. |
electric field
n
(Physics / General Physics) 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 electromagnetismelectrostatic force |
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| Noun | 1. |  electric field - a field of force surrounding a charged particleelectrostatic field - electric field associated with static electric charges field of force, force field, field - the space around a radiating body within which its electromagnetic oscillations can exert force on another similar body not in contact with it |
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