field intensity
noun
Definition of field intensity
1 : the attribute of a magnetic, electric, gravitational, or other field of force that at any point is measured by the force which the field exerts upon a unit pole, unit charge, or unit mass placed at that point —called also field strength
2 : the intensity of radiation any any point in a radiation field
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