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
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Parasites, such as ticks and roundworms, hitch rides on electric fields generated by larger animal hosts.
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Max G. Levy, WIRED, 27 Oct. 2024
This is a portable device that creates electric fields which can cause cell death in tumors.
—Alex Knapp, Forbes, 16 Oct. 2024
Parasites, such as ticks (opens a new tab) and roundworms (opens a new tab), hitch rides on electric fields generated by larger animal hosts.
—quantamagazine.org, 30 Sep. 2024
Negative and positive charges build up in different areas of the quartz, creating an electric field and changing the electric state of the material.
—Kate Graham-Shaw, Scientific American, 2 Sep. 2024
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Max G. Levy, WIRED, 27 Oct. 2024
This is a portable device that creates electric fields which can cause cell death in tumors.
—Alex Knapp, Forbes, 16 Oct. 2024
Parasites, such as ticks (opens a new tab) and roundworms (opens a new tab), hitch rides on electric fields generated by larger animal hosts.
—quantamagazine.org, 30 Sep. 2024
Negative and positive charges build up in different areas of the quartz, creating an electric field and changing the electric state of the material.
—Kate Graham-Shaw, Scientific American, 2 Sep. 2024
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“Electric field.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/electric%20field. Accessed 15 Nov. 2024.
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