Definition of Electric field
1. Noun. A field of force surrounding a charged particle.
Medical Definition of Electric field
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A property of a patch of space which causes the acceleration of electric charges located at that patch of space.
The acceleration is given by a = qE/m, where q is the charge, E the electric field vector, and m the mass of the particle. Electric fields are generated by the presence of charges and/or the time variation of magnetic fields
(09 Oct 1997)
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