electric displacement

noun

, Electricity.

1. 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. : D

electric displacement

noun

1. physics the electric flux density when an electric field exists in free space into which a dielectric is introduced D Also calledelectric flux density

electric displacement

1. See electric flux density

Word History and Origins

Origin of electric displacement¹

First recorded in 1880–85

Example Sentences

That electromotive force acting on a dielectric produces what we call electric displacement.

From Project Gutenberg

Lines of force cannot pass through the material of a conductor without producing electric displacement.

From Project Gutenberg