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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When the hydrogel forms, the mixture is exposed to an electric field.
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Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 19 Oct. 2025
What Autler and Townes found was that when the microwaves are very intense, the strong electric field can split each of these energy levels into two distinct levels, called doublets, which have slightly different energies.
—Thomas Linker, The Conversation, 15 Oct. 2025
Meanwhile, the electric field also propels a flow of ions across the nanopore.
—IEEE Spectrum, 2 Oct. 2025
Most importantly, electric fields can either push or pull on electric charges, depending on their direction.
—Paul Sutter, Space.com, 23 Sep. 2025
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Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 19 Oct. 2025
What Autler and Townes found was that when the microwaves are very intense, the strong electric field can split each of these energy levels into two distinct levels, called doublets, which have slightly different energies.
—Thomas Linker, The Conversation, 15 Oct. 2025
Meanwhile, the electric field also propels a flow of ions across the nanopore.
—IEEE Spectrum, 2 Oct. 2025
Most importantly, electric fields can either push or pull on electric charges, depending on their direction.
—Paul Sutter, Space.com, 23 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for electric field
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“Electric field.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/electric%20field. Accessed 25 Oct. 2025.
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