unit electric field
11electric 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] * * *… …
12Electric potential — Electromagnetism Electricity · …
13Electric 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… …
14Electric potential energy — Electromagnetism Electricity · …
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16electric potential — noun the difference in electrical charge between two points in a circuit expressed in volts • Syn: ↑potential, ↑potential difference, ↑potential drop, ↑voltage • Hypernyms: ↑electrical phenomenon • Hyponyms: ↑ …
17electric polarization — ▪ physics slight relative shift of positive and negative electric charge in opposite directions within an insulator, or dielectric, induced by an external electric field. Polarization occurs when an electric field distorts the negative… …
18electric intensity — Physics. the magnitude of an electric field at a point in the field, equal to the force that would be exerted on a small unit charge placed at the point. Also called electric field intensity, electric field strength. * * * …
19field — /fild / (say feeld) noun 1. a piece of open or cleared ground, especially one suitable for pasture or tillage. 2. a piece of ground devoted to sports or contests. 3. Sport a. all the runners in a race. b. the runners in a race other than the… …
20electric potential — noun the potential energy per unit charge at a point in a static electric field; voltage …
