Meaning | The space around a radiating body within which its electromagnetic oscillations can exert force on another similar body not in contact with it. |
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Synonyms | field, force field |
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Narrower | electric field | A field of force surrounding a charged particle |
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gravitational field | A field of force surrounding a body of finite mass |
magnetic field, magnetic flux, flux | The lines of force surrounding a permanent magnet or a moving charged particle |
radiation field | A field that represents the energy lost from the radiator to space |
Broader | physical phenomenon | A natural phenomenon involving the physical properties of matter and energy |
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Spanish | campo de fuerza, campo |
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Catalan | camp |
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