Hall effect

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noun Physics, Electricity.

the electromotive force generated in a strip of metal longitudinally conducting an electric current and subjected to a magnetic field normal to its major surface.

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Origin of Hall effect

1900–05; named after Edwin H. Hall (1855–1938), American physicist who discovered it

Words nearby Hall effect

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How to use Hall effect in a sentence

A transverse difference of electric potential (Hall effect).
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British Dictionary definitions for Hall effect

Hall effect

noun

the production of a potential difference across a conductor carrying an electric current when a magnetic field is applied in a direction perpendicular to that of the current flow

Word Origin for Hall effect

named after Edwin Herbert Hall (1855–1938), American physicist who discovered it

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Scientific definitions for Hall effect

Hall effect

[ hôl ]

A phenomenon that occurs when an electric current moving through a conductor is exposed to an external magnetic field applied at a right angle, in which an electric potential develops in the conductor at a right angle to both the direction of current and the magnetic field. The Hall effect is a direct result of Lorentz forces acting on the charges in the current, and is named after physicist Edwin Herbert Hall (1855-1938).