electric field

US/əˈlɛktɹɪk ˌfild/US/iˈlɛktɹɪk ˌfild/

noun

A region of space around a charged particle, or between two voltages, which exerts a force on charged objects in its vicinity.

Meanings

nounelectric field (plural electric fields)

plural electric fields

  1. businessA region of space around a charged particle, or between two voltages, which exerts a force on charged objects in its vicinity.
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see electric, field.

    In the electric field, for instance, a unique situation obtains in that the central-station industry has never recorded a decrease in annual revenue.

    1925 June 13, “The Recent Rapid Development of Public Utility Enterprises in the United States”, in Arthur Richmond Marsh, editor, The Economic World, volume 29, number 24, Chronicle Publishing Company, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 834, column 1

Synonyms & antonyms

Translations

Arabic حقل كهربائي
  • حقل كهربائيregion around a charged particle
Basque eremu elektriko
  • eremu elektrikoregion around a charged particle
Bengali তড়িৎ ক্ষেত্র
  • তড়িৎ ক্ষেত্র (toṛit khetro)region around a charged particle
Bulgarian електрическо поле
  • електрическо поле (električesko pole)region around a charged particle
Catalan camp elèctric
  • camp elèctricregion around a charged particle
Chinese Mandarin 電場 /电场
  • 電場 /电场 (diànchǎng)region around a charged particle
Czech elektrické pole
  • elektrické poleregion around a charged particle
Danish elektrisk felt
  • elektrisk feltregion around a charged particle
Dutch elektrisch veld
  • elektrisch veldregion around a charged particle
Esperanto elektra kampo
  • elektra kamporegion around a charged particle
Estonian elektriväli
  • elektriväliregion around a charged particle
Finnish sähkökenttä
  • sähkökenttäregion around a charged particle
French champ électrique
  • champ électriqueregion around a charged particle
German elektrisches Feld
  • elektrisches Feldregion around a charged particle
Greek ηλεκτρικό πεδίο
  • ηλεκτρικό πεδίο (ilektrikó pedío)region around a charged particle
Hebrew שדה חשמלי
  • שדה חשמליregion around a charged particle
Hindi विद्युत् क्षेत्र
  • विद्युत् क्षेत्र (vidyut kṣetra)region around a charged particle
Hungarian elektromos mező
  • elektromos mezőregion around a charged particle
Icelandic rafsvið
  • rafsviðregion around a charged particle
Indonesian medan listrik
  • medan listrikregion around a charged particle
Irish réimse leictreach
  • réimse leictreachregion around a charged particle
Italian campo elettrico
  • campo elettricoregion around a charged particle
Japanese 電場
  • 電場 (denba)region around a charged particle
Korean 전기장
  • 전기장 (jeon'gijang)region around a charged particle
Latvian elektriskais lauks
  • elektriskais lauksregion around a charged particle
Lithuanian elektrinis laukas
  • elektrinis laukasregion around a charged particle
Malay medan elektrik
  • medan elektrikregion around a charged particle
Māori whaitua hiko
  • whaitua hikoregion around a charged particle
Norwegian elektrisk felt
  • elektrisk feltregion around a charged particle
Persian میدان الکتریکی
  • میدان الکتریکیregion around a charged particle
Polish pole elektryczne
  • pole elektryczneregion around a charged particle
Portuguese campo elétrico
  • campo elétricoregion around a charged particle
Punjabi ਇਲੈਕਟ੍ਰਿਕ ਫੀਲਡ
  • ਇਲੈਕਟ੍ਰਿਕ ਫੀਲਡ (ilaikṭrik phīlaḍ)region around a charged particle
Romanian câmp electric
  • câmp electricregion around a charged particle
Russian электри́ческое по́ле
  • электри́ческое по́ле (elektríčeskoje póle)region around a charged particle
Slovak elektrické pole
  • elektrické poleregion around a charged particle
Spanish campo eléctrico
  • campo eléctricoregion around a charged particle
Swedish elektriskt fält
  • elektriskt fältregion around a charged particle
Tagalog elektrikong field
  • elektrikong fieldregion around a charged particle
Tamil மின்புலம்
  • மின்புலம் (miṉpulam)region around a charged particle
Thai สนามไฟฟ้า
  • สนามไฟฟ้า (sà-nǎam-fai-fáa)region around a charged particle
Turkish elektrik alanı
  • elektrik alanıregion around a charged particle
Ukrainian електричне поле
  • електричне поле (elektryčne pole)region around a charged particle
Urdu برقی میدان
  • برقی میدانregion around a charged particle
Vietnamese điện trường
  • điện trườngregion around a charged particle
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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