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

Earthquakes may help prospectors strike gold: When these seismic events stir and squeeze quartz veins deep underground, the mineral creates an electric field that gold particles clump to, forming gigantic golden nuggets. —Elizabeth Gamillo, Smithsonian Magazine, 9 Sep. 2024

To test their idea, the researchers modeled the electric field that quartz could produce when subjected to earthquakelike forces. —Kate Graham-Shaw, Scientific American, 2 Sep. 2024

Now that this electric field has finally been detected, scientists can start to investigate how it’s affected the evolution of the atmosphere over Earth’s history. —Michael Irving, New Atlas, 1 Sep. 2024

As a result, the battery starts producing a ~1.5-volt radial electric field which is emitted via the electrodes into the underlying tissue. —Ben Coxworth, New Atlas, 13 Aug. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1879, in the meaning defined above

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