electric flux

American

noun

the lines of force that make up an electric field.

electric flux British

noun

Ψ. the product of the electric displacement and the area across which it is displaced in an electric field

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electric flux Scientific

The electric flux density across a given cross-sectional area in an electric field.

Etymology

Origin of electric flux

First recorded in 1900–05

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Hence the total electric flux due to a charge Q through an enclosing surface is 4πQ, and therefore is zero through one enclosing no electricity.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 3 "Electrostatics" to "Engis" by Various

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