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electric field
noun
: a region associated with a distribution of electric charge or a varying magnetic field in which forces due to that charge or field act upon other electric charges
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Earthquakes may help prospectors strike gold: When these seismic events stir and squeeze quartz veins deep underground, the mineral creates an electric field that gold particles clump to, forming gigantic golden nuggets.
—Elizabeth Gamillo, Smithsonian Magazine, 9 Sep. 2024
To test their idea, the researchers modeled the electric field that quartz could produce when subjected to earthquakelike forces.
—Kate Graham-Shaw, Scientific American, 2 Sep. 2024
Now that this electric field has finally been detected, scientists can start to investigate how it’s affected the evolution of the atmosphere over Earth’s history.
—Michael Irving, New Atlas, 1 Sep. 2024
As a result, the battery starts producing a ~1.5-volt radial electric field which is emitted via the electrodes into the underlying tissue.
—Ben Coxworth, New Atlas, 13 Aug. 2024
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Word History
First Known Use
1879, in the meaning defined above
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“Electric field.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/electric%20field. Accessed 5 Oct. 2024.
Kids Definition
electric field
noun
: a region associated with a distribution of electric charge or a varying magnetic field in which forces due to that charge or field act upon other electric charges
Medical Definition
electric field
noun
: a region associated with a distribution of electric charge or a varying magnetic field in which forces due to that charge or field act upon other electric charges
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