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field intensity

field intensity

1 7.7
How strong and which way an electric or magnetic field is at a point
  • noun
  • Specialized
translation icon : intensidad de campo
  • Understanding the field intensity helps us predict how charged particles will behave in electric fields.
  • magnetic field intensity

Examples

  • When we superimposed computer maps of the paths taken by sharks upon maps of bottom depth and magnetic field intensity, a clear pattern emerged.

    Academic text (1995)
  • The higher-frequency mode at high magnetic field intensities, where it approaches the cyclotron frequency, represents a cyclotron-like motion in the region between the antidote.

    Academic text (1994)
  • Because of symmetry well inside the solenoid, the field intensity in the Z direction tends to be uniform everywhere.

  • Ampere's law predicts the magnetic field intensity as it depends on RH.

  • Changes in C14 production rates due to changes in the Earth's magnetic field intensity (confirmed change), selective uptake of carbon 12 over carbon 14 in some species.

    Blog text (5)
  • The physicist measured the field intensity to determine how strong the magnetic influence was at that point.

  • In this experiment, we calculated the field intensity to ensure accurate results in the magnetic field tests.

Synonyms

field strength
vsfield intensity
  • Specialized
4 5.6

A measure of how strong an electric or magnetic field is at a place

includes both magnitude and direction of the field at that point

How Strong

field intensity
  • Specialized
1 7.7
field strength
  • Specialized
4 5.6

Surface Forms

Morphology

field + intensity

The phrase is a straightforward composition of 'field' (a region of force or influence) and 'intensity' (measurable strength), so its core meaning — how strong a field is at a point — is directly inferable from the constituents. While technical details (direction, units, per-unit-charge qualifiers) are specialist, an average B1 learner who knows both words will understand the general sense.

Etymology

Field intensity comes from imagining an invisible area around a magnet or electric charge that pushes a tiny test particle. In this picture, field is that area and intensity is how hard and which way it pushes, so the phrase means 'the strength and direction of a field at a point'.