Phrase guide

electric field

noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • US: /əˈlɛktɹɪk ˌfild/
  • US: /iˈlɛktɹɪk ˌfild/
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1

noun

Meaning 1

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

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: business, electrical-engineering, electricity, electromagnetism, energy, engineering, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, physics

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Meaning relationships

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Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see electric, field.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

a field of force surrounding a charged particle

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: field, field of force, force field

Narrower terms: electrostatic field

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

66 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Albanian: fusha elektrike — region around a charged particle
  • Amharic: ኤሌክትሪክ መስክ (ʾelektərik mäsk) — region around a charged particle
  • Arabic: حقل كهربائي — region around a charged particle
  • Armenian: էլեկտրական դաշտ (ēlektrakan dašt) — region around a charged particle
  • Assamese: বৈদ্যুতিক ক্ষেত্ৰ (boiiddutik khetro) — region around a charged particle
  • Asturian: campu llétricu — region around a charged particle
  • Azerbaijani: elektrik sahəsi — region around a charged particle
  • Basque: eremu elektriko — region around a charged particle
  • Belarusian: электрычнае поле (eljektryčnaje pólje) — region around a charged particle
  • Bengali: তড়িৎ ক্ষেত্র (toṛit khetro) — region around a charged particle
  • Bulgarian: електрическо поле (električesko pole) — region around a charged particle
  • Catalan: camp elèctric — region around a charged particle
  • Chinese Mandarin: 電場 /电场 (diànchǎng) — region around a charged particle
  • Chuvash: электро уй (elektro uj) — region around a charged particle
  • Czech: elektrické pole — region around a charged particle
  • Danish: elektrisk felt — region around a charged particle
  • Dutch: elektrisch veld — region around a charged particle
  • Esperanto: elektra kampo — region around a charged particle
  • Estonian: elektriväli — region around a charged particle
  • Finnish: sähkökenttä — region around a charged particle
  • French: champ électrique — region around a charged particle
  • Galician: campo eléctrico — region around a charged particle
  • Georgian: ელექტრული ველი (elekṭruli veli) — region around a charged particle
  • German: elektrisches Feld — region around a charged particle
  • Greek: ηλεκτρικό πεδίο (ilektrikó pedío) — region around a charged particle
  • Hebrew: שדה חשמלי — region around a charged particle
  • Hindi: विद्युत् क्षेत्र (vidyut kṣetra) — region around a charged particle
  • Hungarian: elektromos mező — region around a charged particle
  • Icelandic: rafsvið — region around a charged particle
  • Indonesian: medan listrik — region around a charged particle
  • Irish: réimse leictreach — region around a charged particle
  • Italian: campo elettrico — region around a charged particle
  • Japanese: 電場 (denba) — region around a charged particle
  • Kannada: ವಿದ್ಯುತ್ ಕ್ಷೇತ್ರ (vidyut kṣētra) — region around a charged particle
  • Kazakh: электр өрісі (élektr örısı) — region around a charged particle
  • Khmer: ដែនអគ្គីសនី (dênʼâkkisni) — region around a charged particle
  • Korean: 전기장 (jeon'gijang) — region around a charged particle
  • Latvian: elektriskais lauks — region around a charged particle
  • Lithuanian: elektrinis laukas — region around a charged particle
  • Macedonian: електрично поле (električno pole) — region around a charged particle
  • Malay: medan elektrik — region around a charged particle
  • Malayalam: വൈദ്യുതക്ഷേത്രം (vaidyutakṣētraṁ) — region around a charged particle
  • Māori: whaitua hiko — region around a charged particle
  • Marathi: विद्युत क्षेत्र (vidyut kṣetra) — region around a charged particle
  • Mongolian: цахилгаан орон (caxilgaan oron) — region around a charged particle
  • Norwegian: elektrisk felt — region around a charged particle
  • Odia: ବୈଦୁତିକ କ୍ଷେତ୍ର (baidutika kṣetra) — region around a charged particle
  • Persian: میدان الکتریکی — region around a charged particle
  • Polish: pole elektryczne — region around a charged particle
  • Portuguese: campo elétrico — region around a charged particle
  • Punjabi: ਇਲੈਕਟ੍ਰਿਕ ਫੀਲਡ (ilaikṭrik phīlaḍ) — region around a charged particle
  • Romanian: câmp electric — region around a charged particle
  • Russian: электри́ческое по́ле (elektríčeskoje póle) — region around a charged particle
  • Serbo-Croatian: električno polje — region around a charged particle
  • Slovak: elektrické pole — region around a charged particle
  • Slovene: električno polje — region around a charged particle
  • Spanish: campo eléctrico — region around a charged particle
  • Swedish: elektriskt fält — region around a charged particle
  • Tagalog: elektrikong field — region around a charged particle
  • Tamil: மின்புலம் (miṉpulam) — region around a charged particle
  • Thai: สนามไฟฟ้า (sà-nǎam-fai-fáa) — region around a charged particle
  • Turkish: elektrik alanı — region around a charged particle
  • Ukrainian: електричне поле (elektryčne pole) — region around a charged particle
  • Urdu: برقی میدان — region around a charged particle
  • Uzbek: elektr maydon — region around a charged particle
  • Vietnamese: điện trường — region around a charged particle