electric field
nounUS /əˈlɛktɹɪk ˌfild/
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Business, Electrical engineering, Electricity, Electromagnetism, Energy, Engineering, Natural sciences, Physical sciences, Physics A region of space around a charged particle, or between two voltages, which exerts a force on charged objects in its vicinity.
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Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see electric, field.
- In the electric field, for instance, a unique situation obtains in that the central-station industry has never recorded a decrease in annual revenue.1925 June 13, “The Recent Rapid Development of Public Utility Enterprises in the United States”, in Arthur Richmond Marsh, editor, The Economic World, volume 29, number 24, Chronicle Publishing Company, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 834, column 1: