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

Under most conditions, any electric potential induced in a rotating conductor gets canceled by an opposing internal electric field. —Thomas Westerholm, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 June 2025

Then a loud noise is heard, and the officer is seen holding a stun gun with the electric field pulsing toward the corner of the room. —Erin Mansfield, USA Today, 16 Apr. 2025

Fortunately for the players on both sides, Sporting Kansas City installed an electric field heating system at Children’s Mercy Park in 2019. —Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 20 Feb. 2025

The fluctuations in our planet's magnetic field during a geomagnetic storm create electric fields on the Earth's surface. —Mandy Taheri, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 May 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1879, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for electric field

• afield
• airfield
• annealed
• appealed
• brownfield
• coalfield
• 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