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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The electric field inside a microwave oven, which is only about a third as strong, can create a corona discharge, or electric arc, between the tines of a metal fork, so just imagine what might happen inside the electronics of the rectenna.
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IEEE Spectrum, 24 June 2024
The global electric field was marginally more successful than the local.
—IEEE Spectrum, 17 Oct. 2024
The reason is that it's actually made up of two waves—there's an electric field wave and a magnetic field wave.
—Rhett Allain, WIRED, 27 Sep. 2024
Scientists think that gamma rays emerge in thunderstorms when electrons accelerate through strong electric fields in the clouds.
—Rudy Molinek, Smithsonian Magazine, 4 Oct. 2024
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IEEE Spectrum, 24 June 2024
The global electric field was marginally more successful than the local.
—IEEE Spectrum, 17 Oct. 2024
The reason is that it's actually made up of two waves—there's an electric field wave and a magnetic field wave.
—Rhett Allain, WIRED, 27 Sep. 2024
Scientists think that gamma rays emerge in thunderstorms when electrons accelerate through strong electric fields in the clouds.
—Rudy Molinek, Smithsonian Magazine, 4 Oct. 2024
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“Electric field.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/electric%20field. Accessed 10 Jan. 2025.
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