SINCE 1828
right-hand rule
nounDefinition of right-hand rule
: a rule in electricity: if the thumb, the forefinger, and the middle finger of the right hand are bent at right angles to one another with the thumb pointed in the direction of motion of a conductor relative to a magnetic field and the forefinger in the direction of the field, then the middle finger will point in the direction of the induced electromotive force — compare thumb-and-finger rule
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