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field strength

field strength

4 5.6
A measure of how strong an electric or magnetic field is at a place
  • noun
  • /fiːld strɛŋkθ/
  • Specialized
translation icon : intensidad de campo
  • There was no detectable force output from the magnet at the 3 V/m or 10 V/m field strength.
  • magnetic field strength
  • electric field strength
  • field strength increases

Examples

  • However, having a magnetic field strength of this magnitude right next to the passengers and travelling by at half the speed of sound could cause some serious problems.

  • The field strength is estimated from the very small slowdown rate of the radio pulsation.

    Academic text (2006)
  • And what that means is you'll have very high magnetic field strength in the gap.

  • Image forces also appear at the dielectric-vacuum boundary, but these forces are weaker for a high field strength.

    Academic text (2018)
  • Accordingly, the field strength must be carefully adjusted to compensate for gravity at that particular point.

    Academic text (1998)
  • The earth's magnetic field strength has generally been decreasing throughout the last century.

    Blog text (28)
  • Such evaporation is accomplished by gradually lowering the field strength.

    Academic text (1998)
  • In scanning tunneling microscopy, the field strength may be an order of magnitude smaller but still considerable.

    Academic text (1993)
  • Its radius, surface gravity, chemical composition, magnetic field strength, and other physical attributes are derivable from the measured flux and spectrum.

    Academic text (1995)
  • The engineer measured the electric field strength at the test site to ensure safety.

Synonyms

strength
vsfield strength
  • Specialized
88 2.8

How much effect a medicine, liquid, or signal has

is scientific and specific to force per unit charge or mass
intensity
vsfield strength
  • Specialized
69 4.4

How strong light, sound, or other waves are

is technical measuring force per unit charge or mass
magnetic field strength
vsfield strength
  • Specialized
1 5.8

How strong a magnetic field is in a place

uses force per unit charge or mass rather than flux per area
field intensity
vsfield strength
  • Specialized
1 7.7

How strong and which way an electric or magnetic field is at a point

focuses on magnitude rather than direction
magnetic intensity
vsfield strength
  • Specialized
6.7

The strength of a magnetic field in a given area

is broader using force per unit quantities not flux per area

How Strong

extreme
877 3.6
field strength
  • Specialized
4 5.6

Surface Forms

Morphology

field + strength

The meaning 'magnitude of the effect produced by an electric or magnetic field' is directly derived from combining 'field' (a region of influence) with 'strength' (degree or intensity). This is a regular noun+noun compositional pattern found across languages, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents would very likely infer the MWE's meaning.

Etymology

Field strength combines field (an area around a magnet or electric object where invisible forces act) and strength (how strong a push or pull is), creating a simple image of an invisible force around something. So, the term means 'how strong' that invisible force is at a point.