electromagnetic field

American  

noun

Electricity.

1. the coupled electric and magnetic fields that are generated by time-varying currents and accelerated charges.

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electromagnetic field British  

noun

1. a field of force associated with a moving electric charge equivalent to an electric field and a magnetic field at right angles to each other and to the direction of propagation

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electromagnetic field

And a person’s exposure to the electromagnetic field, or EMF, from a solar farm is roughly the same as what they would encounter from ordinary household appliances, according to researchers.

From Salon ● Apr. 27, 2026

For example, researchers interested in measuring how an electromagnetic field changes from place to place can use entangled atomic spins that are physically separated.

From Science Daily ● Jan. 26, 2026

“My own efforts during the past four decades have been dedicated to rescuing the founders from the electromagnetic field we have constructed around them,” he writes.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 26, 2025

They identify how fluid moves through rocks by pulsing an electromagnetic field into the earth.

From BBC ● Apr. 20, 2025

The deuton, however, had twice the heft of the proton but not the additional charge, so it should be better at penetrating a target’s electromagnetic field.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik