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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Example Sentences

Instead of bending or flexing, the robots generate an electrical field that gently pushes charged particles in the surrounding liquid.

From Science Daily

By adjusting this electrical field, the robots can change direction, follow complex paths, and even coordinate their movement in groups that resemble schools of fish.

From Science Daily

"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.

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