| NOUN | phenomenon | force field, field, field of force | 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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| 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, field of force | |
| Narrower | electric field | A field of force surrounding a charged particle |
| 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 |
| Spanish | campo de fuerza, campo | |
| Catalan | camp | |
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