electric field strength

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electric field strength

n. Symbol E
A measure of the strength of an electric field at a given point in space, equal to the force the field would induce on a unit of positive electric charge at that point. Also called electric field intensity, electric intensity.
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electric field strength

n
(General Physics) the strength or intensity of an electric field at any point, usually measured in volts per metre. Symbol: E
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In addition, the permissible electric field strength in air [E.sub.a] is taken in calculations to be 500 kV/m.
These were used for a retrospective assessment of the maximum electric field strength during occupational exposure;
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Figure 8 shows the relation between the average velocity of single outlet and applied electric field strength, where the ordinate is the average speed at a single exit v (mm/s) and the abscissa is the voltage at the power source U (V).
More than 45% of the schools, electric field strengths are higher than the average values of 1 (V/m).
The greatest values of electric field strength are actually under a high voltage lines.
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