Electric Field

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Electric Field

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1. A region in which a charged particle would experience an electrical force; the geometric array of the imaginary electric lines of force that exist in relation to points of opposite charge. </dd>
An electric field is a vector field in which magnitude of the vector is the electric-field strength and the vector is parallel to the lines of force. </dd>
2. = electric-field strength. See atmospheric electric field. </dd>

References

This article is based on NASA's Dictionary of Technical Terms for Aerospace Use