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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A region of space characterized by the existence of a force generated by electric charge.
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- noun electricity, physics A
region ofspace around acharged particle , or between twovoltages ; itexerts aforce on charged objects in itsvicinity .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a field of force surrounding a charged particle
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