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magnetic field

noun · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A condition in the space around a magnet or electric current in which there is a detectable magnetic force and two magnetic poles are present.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: natural-sciences, physical-sciences, physics

Examples

  • 1996, V. R. Khalilov, Electron Strong Magnetic Field, [1988, V. R. Khalilov, Elektroni v silnom magnetom poli, Energoatomizdat, Moscow], Gordon and Breach Science Publishers, page 123, In contrast to the IQHE, the fractional quantum Hall effect occurs in much stronger magnetic fields, and in this case electrons cannot be considered as noninteracting ones.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

A condition in the space around a magnet or electric current in which there is a detectable magnetic force and two magnetic poles are present.

B-field.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: contemporary

Topics: natural-sciences, physical-sciences, physics

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: magnetic flux density, magnetic induction

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

A condition in the space around a magnet or electric current in which there is a detectable magnetic force and two magnetic poles are present.

H-field.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: dated

Topics: natural-sciences, physical-sciences, physics

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: magnetic field intensity, magnetic field strength, magnetizing field

Antonyms: none provided

4

noun

Meaning 4

the lines of force surrounding a permanent magnet or a moving charged particle

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: magnetic flux, flux

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: field, field of force, force field

Narrower terms: magnetosphere, solar magnetic field

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

83 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Afrikaans: magneetveld — a field of magnetic force
  • Albanian: fusha magnetike — a field of magnetic force
  • Amharic: መግነጢስ መስክ (mägnäṭis mäsk) — a field of magnetic force
  • Arabic: حقل مغناطيسي — a field of magnetic force
  • Armenian: մագնիսական դաշտ (magnisakan dašt) — a field of magnetic force
  • Assamese: চুম্বকীয় ক্ষেত্ৰ (sumboki khetro) — a field of magnetic force
  • Asturian: campu magnéticu — a field of magnetic force
  • Azerbaijani: maqnit sahəsi — a field of magnetic force
  • Bashkir: магнит ҡыры (magnit qırı) — a field of magnetic force
  • Basque: eremu magnetiko — a field of magnetic force
  • Belarusian: магнітнае поле (mahnitnaje pólje) — a field of magnetic force
  • Bengali: চৌম্বক ক্ষেত্র (cōumbok khetro) — a field of magnetic force
  • Bulgarian: магнитно поле — a field of magnetic force
  • Burmese: သံလိုက်စက်ကွင်း (samluikcakkwang:) — a field of magnetic force
  • Catalan: camp magnètic — a field of magnetic force
  • Chinese Mandarin: 磁場 /磁场 (cíchǎng) — a field of magnetic force
  • Czech: magnetické pole — a field of magnetic force
  • Danish: magnetfelt — a field of magnetic force
  • Dutch: magneetveld — a field of magnetic force
  • Dutch: magnetisch veld — a field of magnetic force
  • Esperanto: magneta kampo — a field of magnetic force
  • Estonian: magnetväli — a field of magnetic force
  • Finnish: magneettikenttä — a field of magnetic force
  • French: champ magnétique — a field of magnetic force
  • Galician: campo magnético — a field of magnetic force
  • Georgian: მაგნიტური ველი (magniṭuri veli) — a field of magnetic force
  • German: Magnetfeld — a field of magnetic force
  • Greek: μαγνητικό πεδίο (magnitikó pedío) — a field of magnetic force
  • Gujarati: ચુંબકીય ક્ષેત્ર (cumbkīya kṣetra) — a field of magnetic force
  • Hebrew: שדה מגנטי (sade magneti) — a field of magnetic force
  • Hindi: चुंबकीय क्षेत्र (cumbkīya kṣetra) — a field of magnetic force
  • Hungarian: mágneses mező — a field of magnetic force
  • Icelandic: segulsvið — a field of magnetic force
  • Ido: magnetala feldo — a field of magnetic force
  • Indonesian: medan magnet — a field of magnetic force
  • Interlingua: campo magnetic — a field of magnetic force
  • Irish: réimse maighnéadach — a field of magnetic force
  • Italian: campo magnetico — a field of magnetic force
  • Japanese: 磁場 (jiba) — a field of magnetic force
  • Japanese: 磁界 (jikai) — a field of magnetic force
  • Kazakh: магнит өрісі (magnit örısı) — a field of magnetic force
  • Korean: 자장 (jajang) — a field of magnetic force
  • Kyrgyz: магнит талаасы (magnit talaası) — a field of magnetic force
  • Latin: campus magneticus — a field of magnetic force
  • Latvian: magnētiskais lauks — a field of magnetic force
  • Lezgi: магнитдин чуьл (magnitdin čül) — a field of magnetic force
  • Limburgish: magnetisch veldj — a field of magnetic force
  • Lithuanian: magnetinis laukas — a field of magnetic force
  • Macedonian: магнетно поле — a field of magnetic force
  • Malay: medan magnet — a field of magnetic force
  • Malayalam: കാന്തികക്ഷേത്രം (kāntikakṣētraṁ) — a field of magnetic force
  • Māori: whaitua autō — a field of magnetic force
  • Marathi: चुंबकी क्षेत्र (cumbkī kṣetra) — a field of magnetic force
  • Mongolian: соронзон орон (soronzon oron) — a field of magnetic force
  • Nepali: चुम्बकीय क्षेत्र (cumbakīya kṣetra) — a field of magnetic force
  • Norwegian Bokmål: magnetfelt — a field of magnetic force
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: magnetfelt — a field of magnetic force
  • Occitan: camp magnetic — a field of magnetic force
  • Pashto: مقناطيسي ساحه — a field of magnetic force
  • Persian: میدان مغناطیسی — a field of magnetic force
  • Polish: pole magnetyczne — a field of magnetic force
  • Portuguese: campo magnético — a field of magnetic force
  • Punjabi: ਚੁੰਬਕੀ ਖੇਤਰ (cumbkī khetar) — a field of magnetic force
  • Romanian: câmp magnetic — a field of magnetic force
  • Russian: магни́тное по́ле (magnítnoje póle) — a field of magnetic force
  • Serbo-Croatian: magnetsko polje — a field of magnetic force
  • Sinhalese: චුම්බක ක්ෂේත්රය (cumbaka kṣētraya) — a field of magnetic force
  • Slovak: magnetické pole — a field of magnetic force
  • Slovene: magnetno polje — a field of magnetic force
  • Spanish: campo magnético — a field of magnetic force
  • Swahili: uga wa sumaku — a field of magnetic force
  • Swedish: magnetfält — a field of magnetic force
  • Tagalog: balniing larang — a field of magnetic force
  • Tagalog: himalani — a field of magnetic force
  • Tamil: காந்தப் புலம் (kāntap pulam) — a field of magnetic force
  • Telugu: అయస్కాంత క్షేత్రం (ayaskānta kṣētraṁ) — a field of magnetic force
  • Thai: สนามแม่เหล็ก — a field of magnetic force
  • Turkish: manyetik alan — a field of magnetic force
  • Ukrainian: магні́тне по́ле (mahnítne póle) — a field of magnetic force
  • Urdu: مقناطیسی میدان — a field of magnetic force
  • Uzbek: magnit maydon — a field of magnetic force
  • Vietnamese: từ trường — a field of magnetic force
  • Welsh: maes magnetig — a field of magnetic force