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FIELD LINE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
An imaginary line in a field of force; direction of the line at any point is the direction of the force at that point
Synonyms:
field line; line of force
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural phenomena
Hypernyms ("field line" is a kind of...):
line (a spatial location defined by a real or imaginary unidimensional extent)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "field line"):
electrical line of force (a line of force in an electrical field)
magnetic line of force (a line of force in a magnetic field)
