electric displacement vector
1Electric displacement field — In physics, the electric displacement field, denoted as , is a vector field that appears in Maxwell s equations. It accounts for the effects of free charges within materials. D stands for displacement, as in the related concept of displacement… …
2electric displacement — Elect. the part of the electric field that is determined solely by free charges, without reference to the dielectric properties of the surrounding medium: measured in coulombs per square meter. Symbol: D Also called displacement. [1880 85] * * *… …
3Displacement — may refer to: Contents 1 Physical sciences 1.1 Physics 1.2 Engineering …
4Displacement current — Electromagnetism Electricity · …
5Electric potential — Electromagnetism Electricity · …
6Electric field — In physics, the space surrounding an electric charge or in the presence of a time varying magnetic field has a property called an electric field (that can also be equated to electric flux density). This electric field exerts a force on other… …
7Electric dipole moment — In physics, the electric dipole moment (or electric dipole for short) is a measure of the polarity of a system of electric charges. In the simple case of two point charges, one with charge {+}q and one with charge { }q, the electric dipole moment …
8Electric potential energy — Electromagnetism Electricity · …
9displacement — /dis plays meuhnt/, n. 1. the act of displacing. 2. the state of being displaced or the amount or degree to which something is displaced. 3. Physics. a. the displacing in space of one mass by another. b. the weight or the volume of fluid… …
10Electric current — Electromagnetism …
