Definitions for magnetic field
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
magnet′ic field′(n.)
a region of space near a magnet, electric current, or moving charged particle in which a magnetic force acts on any other magnet, electric current, or moving charged particle.
Category: Electricity and Magnetism, Physics
a vector quantity defined by the force exerted on a given object at each point in such a region.
Category: Physics
Origin of magnetic field:
1835–45
Princeton's WordNet
magnetic field, magnetic flux, flux(noun)
the lines of force surrounding a permanent magnet or a moving charged particle
Wiktionary
magnetic field(Noun)
a condition in the space around a magnet or electric current in which there is a detectable magnetic force and two magnetic poles are present
Translations for magnetic field
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
magnetic field(verb)
the area in which the pull of a magnet, or thing acting like a magnet, is felt
the earth's magnetic field.
- magnetiese veldAfrikaans
- الحَقْل المِغْناطيسيArabic
- магнитно полеBulgarian
- campo magnéticoPortuguese (BR)
- magnetické poleCzech
- das MagnetfeldGerman
- magnetfeltDanish
- μαγνητικό πεδίοGreek
- campo magnéticoSpanish
- magnetväliEstonian
- میدان مغناطیسیFarsi
- magneettikenttäFinnish
- champ magnétiqueFrench
- שָׂדֶה מַגנֵטִיHebrew
- चुम्बकीय क्षेत्रHindi
- magnetno poljeCroatian
- mágneses mezőHungarian
- medan magnetIndonesian
- segulsviðIcelandic
- campo magneticoItalian
- 磁場Japanese
- 자기장Korean
- magnetinis laukasLithuanian
- magnētiskais lauksLatvian
- medan magnetMalay
- magnetisch veldDutch
- magnetisk feltNorwegian
- pole magnetycznePolish
- میدان مغناطیسیPersian
- مقناطيسى ډګرPashto
- campo magnéticoPortuguese
- câmp magneticRomanian
- магнитное полеRussian
- magnetické poleSlovak
- magnetno poljeSlovenian
- magnetno poljeSerbian
- magnetfältSwedish
- สนามแม่เหล็กThai
- manyetik alanTurkish
- 磁場Chinese (Trad.)
- магнітне полеUkrainian
- مقناطیسی میدانUrdu
- từ trườngVietnamese
- 磁场Chinese (Simp.)
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