contrafield

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noun

An electric field that produces an effect of deceleration on charges that pass through it

OriginEnglish field ← Middle English feld ← Old English feld →
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Meanings

nouncontrafield (plural contrafields)

plural contrafields

  1. natural sciencesAn electric field that produces an effect of deceleration on charges that pass through it

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*ḱe?
  2. Proto-Indo-European*ḱóm
  3. Proto-Italic*kom
  4. Proto-Italic*kom-
  5. Proto-Italic*komteros
  6. Proto-Italic*komterād
  7. Latincontrā
  8. Englishcontra-
  9. Proto-Germanic*felþuz
  10. Proto-West Germanic*felþu
  11. Old Englishfeld
  12. Middle Englishfeld
  13. Englishfield
  14. Englishcontrafield

From contra- + field.

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Translations

Italian controcampo
  • controcampocontrafield
Cite this entry
APA

contrafield. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/contrafield

MLA

“contrafield.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/contrafield. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “contrafield,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/contrafield.

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