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 dielectric is meant to allow voltage at the gate to project an electric field into the channel but at the same time keep charge from leaking between the gate and the channel.
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IEEE Spectrum, 29 Jan. 2025
Then a principle called the Hall effect generates an electric field that accelerates the ions and electrons and channels them into a characteristically blue plume that emerges from the spacecraft at over 37,000 mph (60,000 kph).
—Keith Cooper, Space.com, 25 Jan. 2025
Whole ecosystems may depend on hidden electric fields.
—Max G. Levy, WIRED, 27 Oct. 2024
An advance beyond that is the study of metamaterials, which are structures that can change their shape or properties through the application of a simple external force, like an electric field or compression.
—Paul Sutter, Space.com, 30 Dec. 2024
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IEEE Spectrum, 29 Jan. 2025
Then a principle called the Hall effect generates an electric field that accelerates the ions and electrons and channels them into a characteristically blue plume that emerges from the spacecraft at over 37,000 mph (60,000 kph).
—Keith Cooper, Space.com, 25 Jan. 2025
Whole ecosystems may depend on hidden electric fields.
—Max G. Levy, WIRED, 27 Oct. 2024
An advance beyond that is the study of metamaterials, which are structures that can change their shape or properties through the application of a simple external force, like an electric field or compression.
—Paul Sutter, Space.com, 30 Dec. 2024
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“Electric field.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/electric%20field. Accessed 11 Feb. 2025.
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