electric intensity

American  

[ih-lek-trik in-ten-si-tee] / ɪˈlɛk trɪk ɪnˈtɛn sɪ ti /

noun

Physics.

1. 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.

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Example Sentences

If they are not of a piece with the rest of the novel, that may be due to a common debut novel problem, where the sections written first, with electric intensity, are not fully integrated.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 9, 2018

US weather-adjusted electric intensity, for example, fell 3.4% in 2012 alone.

From New York Times • Aug. 28, 2014

Along with being well matched physically, they inhabit the same head space with an electric intensity — even when they're standing perfectly still.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 20, 2012

Sitting behind the desk, Alabama's Governor George Corley Wallace, 44, seemed charged with electric intensity.

From Time Magazine Archive

Behind her, at the table, Jutta watches Werner with electric intensity.

From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr