The forces in action between two charged objects

A force field set up by an electric charge.

The change in the region around a charge that makes other charges attract or repel it.

The field of force that is produced as a result of a voltage charge on a conductor or antenna.

a physical quantity which has a definite value at each point in space and which determines amongst other things, the electrical force that would be experienced by a charged particle at each point. We think of the field as existing in space even though there may be no particle there to experience the force. Electric field is produced in two ways. (1) An electric field exists in the space surrounding any charged particle. (2) An electric field is created by a magnetic field which varies with time. The SI unit of electric field is the volt per metre, symbol V.m. See also field.

A force field which defines what acceleration an electric charge placed at rest at any point in space will feel. Electric charges cause electric fields around them, which then apply a force to any other electric charge placed in the field. The electric field has both a magnitude and a direction at each point in space, and the magnitude and direction of the resulting force on a charge q at that point is given by . When you get a shock from a door handle after scuffing your feet on a carpet you feel the effect of an electric field accelerating electrons.

A map of the direction and magnitude of electric forces around charged particle.

The force per unit charge exerted on a test charge at a given point in space.

a field of force surrounding a charged particle

a function of voltage and not of current

an area over which an electric charge exerts a force

a phenomenon that exerts forces on charged particles, such as the mobile electrons in the coil of wire around the permanent magnet

a phenomenon that exerts forces on electric charges and a magnetic field is a phenomenon that exerts forces on magnetic poles

a region in space where a force is exerted on a positive test charge

a region of altered space around a charge that causes an electric force to be felt by any other charge that is placed in that field

a region of space where a small charge will feel a force of attraction or repulsion, due to the presence of another charge or distribution of charges

a region where an electric charge experiences a Coulombian Force

a region where electrical force acts on a charge

The gradient of voltage.

The potential difference between two points (electrodes) (in Volts) divided by the distance between the electrodes (called gap, and expressed in cm). Expressed as V/cm or kV/cm. This is true only if the electric field is homogenous as it is in parallel plate electrodes.

Field produced by voltage in a conductor and increases in strength as the voltage increases. Field strength is measured in units of volts per meter (V/m). The field strength decreases as the distance from the source increases.

Electric forces within a physical volume.

A vector field about a charged body. Its strength at any point is the force which would be exerted on a unit positive charge at that point.

the region around an electrically charged material that affects other electrically charged objects

The space surrounding an electric charge within which it is capable of exerting force on other nearby charges.

A region associated with a distribution of electric charge or a varying magnetic field, in which forces due to that charge or field, act upon other electric charges.

A term often used to mean the same as-field intensity, or strength.

region of space surrounding an electrically charged object

A field extending outward in all directions from a charged particle, such as a proton or an electron. The electric field determines the electric force exerted by the particle on all other charged particles in the universe; the strength of the electric field decreases with increasing distance from the charge according to an inverse-square law.

It is a modification of the electrical properties of a space due to the presence of static electric charges that generate the field. It is produced by the electric potential V, which is measured in volts (V). The electric field is measured in V/m.

the area around an electrified object where other charges are affected. Similar to gravitational field near a planet except that it can also push away. The term is also used to describe how the field will change other charges (which way and how much it will accelerate them).

The region around any electrically charged material contains an electric field that affects other charged objects. The field around a negatively charged material pulls positively-charged objects in toward the material, while negatively-charged objects are pushed away. Around a positively charged material, on the contrary, negative objects are attracted and positive objects are repelled. The strength of the field gets rapidly weaker as one moves further away from the charged material.

The space near a charged BODY where other charges are affected. Similar to the gravitational field near a planet, except that it can also repel. The term is also used to describe how the field will affect other charges (which way and how much it will accelerate them).

the force felt by a positive unit test charge in a region of space, due to the influence of other charges. Electric fields are produced by stationary and moving charges.

The space around a charged objects which exerts forces on other objects. The direction of an electric field is the direction a positive test charge will move. Electric fields are represented by field lines, which are drawn to show where the field would be if we could see it.

A vector field describing the force on a unit electrical ge [newtons/coulomb = volts/meter].

A field of force that exists between positively and negatively charged surfaces. In a capacitor, the field is assumed to consist of lines of force which extend through the dielectric from the positive to the negative plate.

Region of space near a charged particle where electric force acts on other charged particles. Referenced in: Tethers in Space

In an antenna, the force field associated with the current distribution of an antenna element, tangential to the element and expressed in volts per meter. It is mutually perpendicular to the magnetic field.

The field of force created by electrical charges, such as that about the electron.

A field or force that exists in the space between two different potentials or voltages. Also known as an electrostatic field.

1. A vector field, usually denoted by , defined as follows: at a given time and at each point in space the force experienced by a positive charge (sometimes called a test charge) at that point divided by the magnitude of the charge, taken to be sufficiently small that it does not affect the positions and velocities of all other charges. The set of all vectors thus obtained is the electric field, although this term is often used for its value at any given point. The magnitude of the vector is the electric field intensity and the direction of the vector is parallel to the lines of force. 2. Same as electric field strength. See atmospheric electric field.

In physics, the space surrounding an electric charge has a property called an electric field. This electric field exerts a force on other charged objects. The concept of electric field was introduced by Michael Faraday.