electrical field

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1. A quantity proportional to the force that would be exerted on an electrical charge if it were located at a given point. Electrical fields are usually associated with the presence of other electrical charges.

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Device emits an electrical field that disrupts a sixth sense sharks possess, which detects electric fields.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 31, 2026

There are rules around the type of cloud, lightning and electrical field, weather and temperature around Cape Canaveral that need to be cleared before the weather officer gives a 'go for launch'

From BBC ● Mar. 30, 2026

The implants use a gold band which produces an electrical field around it.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 21, 2023

To get a sense of what this animal attraction might mean for a potential tick host in nature, Dr. England designed a computer model of the electrical field around a cow.

From New York Times ● Jun. 30, 2023

Put the principles together, and they indicate that an electrical field at a constant frequency can impart repeated kicks to a stream of spiraling protons without being constantly retuned.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik