Faraday cage

noun

Any conductive surrounding, idealized or practical, used to interrupt the transmission of electromagnetic energy or electrostatic discharge across it.

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Faraday shield

Meanings

nounFaraday cage (plural Faraday cages)

plural Faraday cages

  1. Any conductive surrounding, idealized or practical, used to interrupt the transmission of electromagnetic energy or electrostatic discharge across it.
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    2024 February 5, Kaitlyn Tiffany, “Meet Me in the Eternal City”, in The Atlantic, →ISSN

    Synonyms: Faraday shield

Synonyms & antonyms

nounAny conductive surrounding, idealized or practical, used to interrupt the transmission of electromagnetic energy or electrostatic discharge across it.

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Faraday shield

Origin

Named after Michael Faraday.

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Translations

Chinese Mandarin 法拉第籠 /法拉第笼
  • 法拉第籠 /法拉第笼 (fǎlādìlóng)conductive surrounding
Estonian Faraday puur
  • Faraday puurconductive surrounding
Finnish Faradayn häkki
  • Faradayn häkkiconductive surrounding
German Faradayscher Käfig
  • Faradayscher Käfigconductive surrounding
Portuguese gaiola de Faraday
  • gaiola de Faradayconductive surrounding
Russian кле́тка Фараде́я
  • кле́тка Фараде́я (klétka Faradéja)conductive surrounding
Spanish jaula de Faraday
  • jaula de Faradayconductive surrounding
Cite this entry
APA

Faraday cage. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Faraday%20cage

MLA

“Faraday cage.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Faraday%20cage. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Faraday cage,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Faraday%20cage.

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