electric field line; line of force
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electric field line; line of force
formalA conceptual tool in physics to visualize the direction and strength of an electric field. The tangent at any point gives the field direction; density indicates field strength. Also called 电力线 (diàn lì xiàn).
Diàn电
chǎng场
xiàn线
cóng从
zhèng正
diàn电
hè荷
chū出
fā发
，
zhōng终
zhǐ止
yú于
fù负
diàn电
hè荷
。
Electric field lines start from positive charges and terminate at negative charges.
Zài在
yún匀
qiáng强
diàn电
chǎng场
zhōng中
，
diàn电
chǎng场
xiàn线
shì是
píng平
xíng行
qiě且
děng等
jù距
de的
zhí直
xiàn线
。
In a uniform electric field, the electric field lines are parallel, equidistant straight lines.
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Diàn电
chǎng场
xiàn线
de的
shū疏
mì密
chéng程
dù度
zhí直
guān观
dì地
fǎn反
yìng映
le了
diàn电
chǎng场
qiáng强
dù度
de的
dà大
xiǎo小
。
The density of the electric field lines intuitively reflects the magnitude of the electric field strength.