Meanings
plural Faraday rotations
- countableuncountablenatural sciencesAn interaction between a polarized electromagnetic pulse, such as a beam of light, and a magnetic field, in which the plane of polarization is rotated in proportion to the intensity of the component of the magnetic field in the direction of travel of the pulse.
Synonyms: Faraday effect
Synonyms & antonyms
nounAn interaction between a polarized electromagnetic pulse, such as a beam of light, and a magnetic field, in which the plane of polarization is rotated in proportion to the intensity of the component of the magnetic field in the direction of travel of the pulse.
Origin
From Michael Faraday, who first described the effect.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Chinese Mandarin 法拉第旋轉 /法拉第旋转
- 法拉第旋轉 /法拉第旋转 (Fǎlādì xuánzhuǎn)interaction between a polarized electromagnetic pulse and a magnetic field
Finnish Faraday-kiertymä
- Faraday-kiertymäinteraction between a polarized electromagnetic pulse and a magnetic field
Portuguese rotação de Faraday, rotação Faraday
- rotação de Faradayinteraction between a polarized electromagnetic pulse and a magnetic field
- rotação Faradayinteraction between a polarized electromagnetic pulse and a magnetic field
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Faraday rotation. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Faraday%20rotation
“Faraday rotation.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Faraday%20rotation. Accessed November 4, 2026.
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