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noun
An imaginary line in a field of force, whose tangent at any point gives the direction of the field at that point and whose number through unit area perpendicular to the field represents its intensity.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: natural-sciences, physical-sciences, physics
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Antonyms: none provided
noun
an imaginary line in a field of force; direction of the line at any point is the direction of the force at that point
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: field line
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: line
Narrower terms: electrical line of force, magnetic line of force
History
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Across languages
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