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

Examples of electric field in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

His safety setup includes a support boat and a Shark Shield device, which emits an electric field to deter sharks without harming them. —Melissa Cristina Márquez, Forbes.com, 16 May 2025

Pasteur’s work on molecules rested on a previous discovery by Augustin-Jean Fresnel, who in 1822 realized that different quartz prisms could send light’s electric field twirling in one of two directions — clockwise or counterclockwise. —Zack Savitsky, Quanta Magazine, 14 May 2025

In fact, Shao added, the strongest electric field ever detected inside storm clouds was 10 times weaker than what would be needed to spark lightning based on that theory. —Tereza Pultarova, Space.com, 31 Mar. 2025

This separation of the positive and negative charge makes Rydberg atoms especially sensitive to electric fields. —Shalma Wegsman, Quanta Magazine, 11 Apr. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1879, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for electric field

• afield
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• annealed
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• concealed
• congealed
• cornfield
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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