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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Scientists need at least two spacecraft, each positioned in bespoke polar orbits and specially instrumented to measure magnetic fields, electric fields, electrons, and ions. Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 24 July 2025 Meanwhile, biologists are exploring low-energy ways to coax real fungi to grow in neat rows, from steering nutrients toward one side of a petri dish to applying gentle electric fields that encourage filaments to align. Mohamed Khalil Elhachimi, The Conversation, 16 July 2025 The team, which includes researchers from Sweden's Chalmers University of Technology, will continue to explore how different doses of low-frequency electric field treatment can affect recovery. Abhimanyu Ghoshal, New Atlas, 6 July 2025 To be clear, the formation of a strong electric field precedes lightning and no direct observations of electric fields within dust devils on Mars have been found thus far. Unnati Ashar, Space.com, 2 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for electric field

Word History

First Known Use

1879, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of electric field was in 1879

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“Electric field.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/electric%20field. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.

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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

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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