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noun
The force exerted on a charged particle in an electromagnetic field.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: electrical-engineering, electromagnetism, engineering, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, physics
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noun
the force experienced by a point charge moving along a wire that is in a magnetic field; the force is at right angles to both the current and the magnetic field
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: force
History
Named after the Dutch physicist Hendrik Lorentz (1853–1928).
Across languages
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