electrical field

Cultural  

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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Example Sentences

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

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

From Science Daily • Jan. 18, 2024

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

Over time, this separation generates an electrical field between the cloud’s positively charged top and negatively charged bottom.

From Scientific American • Aug. 2, 2022

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