electric field
noun
: a region associated with a distribution of electric charge or a varying magnetic field in which forces due to that charge or field act upon other electric charges
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The instruments include an electrodynamic dust shield, developed at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, to demonstrate technology using electric fields to remove lunar dust particles and prevent accumulation on sensitive components of the spacecraft.
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Tim Stevens, Ars Technica, 3 Mar. 2025
Electrodynamic Dust Shield: A tech demonstration payload to test how electric fields can manipulate lunar dust on the moon's surface.
—Tariq Malik, Space.com, 1 Mar. 2025
The electron beams produce dynamic patterns of electric fields which push the balls around through electrostatic interactions.
—Michael Irving, New Atlas, 27 Feb. 2025
The hugely powerful electric fields inside these machines could also allow physicists to reproduce the conditions inside certain astrophysical phenomena.
—The Physics Arxiv Blog, Discover Magazine, 14 Feb. 2025
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Tim Stevens, Ars Technica, 3 Mar. 2025
Electrodynamic Dust Shield: A tech demonstration payload to test how electric fields can manipulate lunar dust on the moon's surface.
—Tariq Malik, Space.com, 1 Mar. 2025
The electron beams produce dynamic patterns of electric fields which push the balls around through electrostatic interactions.
—Michael Irving, New Atlas, 27 Feb. 2025
The hugely powerful electric fields inside these machines could also allow physicists to reproduce the conditions inside certain astrophysical phenomena.
—The Physics Arxiv Blog, Discover Magazine, 14 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for electric field
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“Electric field.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/electric%20field. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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