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Definition of Field intensity

1. Noun. The vector sum of all the forces exerted by an electrical or magnetic field (on a unit mass or unit charge or unit magnetic pole) at a given point in the field.

Lexicographical Neighbors of Field Intensity

Literary usage of Field intensity

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. A Course in Electrical Engineering by Chester Laurens Dawes (1920)
"field intensity.—It has been stated that the force acting upon a magnetic ... Unit field intensity is defined as the field strength which will act upon a ..."

2. Principles of Direct-current Machines by Alexander Suss Langsdorf (1919)
"field intensity. Uniform and Non-uniform Fields. ... field intensity is represented by the symbol H. Thus, a field is said to have unit intensity at a ..."

3. The Theory and Practice of Absolute Measurements in Electricity and Magnetism by Andrew Gray (1893)
"To specify the direction of the field-intensity due to an element let an observer be supposed ... Magnetic Field- Intensity produced by Element of Circuit. ..."

4. Fundamental Principles of Electric and Magnetic Circuits by Fred Alan Fish (1920)
"field intensity at the Center of a Coil of Large Radius.—It has been proven experimentally that the intensity of the magnetic field which emanates from a ..."

5. Fundamental Principles of Electric and Magnetic Circuits by Fred Alan Fish (1920)
"field intensity at the Center of a Coil of Large Radius.—It has been proven experimentally that the intensity of the magnetic field which emanates from a ..."

6. Radio Engineering Principles by Henri Lauer, Harry Leonard Brown (1919)
"field intensity.—Coulomb's law may be used for defining the unit of charge or ... Thus, the field intensity is the same for all the points of the sphere of ..."

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