Definitions for hall effect
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Hall effect(Noun)
the effect in which a conductor that carries an electric current perpendicular to an applied magnetic field develops a voltage gradient transverse to both current and field
Origin: From Edwin Herbert Hall, American physicist.
The Standard Electrical Dictionary
Hall Effect
The effect observed in Hall's experiment, q. v.
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