electrical field

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.

Example Sentences

"These liquid crystals… we can rotate them with an electrical field," explains Mr Eiden.

From BBC

Via a phenomenon called "ephaptic coupling," the electrical field generated by the activity of a neuron can influence the voltage of neighboring neurons, creating an alignment among them.

From Science Daily

They pumped this solution through a syringe into an electrical field, which stretched it into nanofibres.

From Science Daily

Simpler than a battery, a capacitor stores energy in the electrical field between conductive plates.

From Science Daily

The electrical field applied within the microchannel enables analyzing rotational behavior from a continuous flow of cells.

From Science Daily