Meanings
nounHall effect (plural Hall effects)
plural Hall effects
- natural sciencesthe effect in which a conductor that carries an electric current perpendicular to an applied magnetic field develops a voltage gradient transverse to both current and field
Origin
From Edwin Herbert Hall, American physicist.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
German Halleffekt
- Halleffektdevelopment of a transverse voltage gradient
Korean 홀 효과
- 홀 효과 (hol hyogwa)development of a transverse voltage gradient
Romanian efect Hall
- efect Halldevelopment of a transverse voltage gradient
Russian Эффект Холла
- Эффект Холла (Effekt Xolla)development of a transverse voltage gradient
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Hall effect. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Hall%20effect
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