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Hall effect

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

the effect in which a conductor that carries an electric current perpendicular to an applied magnetic field develops a voltage gradient transverse to both current and field

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: natural-sciences, physical-sciences, physics

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History

Etymology

From Edwin Herbert Hall, American physicist.

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Translations

4 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • German: Halleffekt — development of a transverse voltage gradient
  • Korean: 홀 효과 (hol hyogwa) — development of a transverse voltage gradient
  • Romanian: efect Hall — development of a transverse voltage gradient
  • Russian: Эффект Холла (Effekt Xolla) — development of a transverse voltage gradient