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ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD [2 records]

Record 1 2014-01-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Electromagnetic Radiation
CONT

One of the main characteristics which defines an electromagnetic field (EMF) is its frequency or its corresponding wavelength.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Rayonnements électromagnétiques
DEF

Région de l'espace où une interaction entre forces électriques et magnétiques variables donne naissance à la superposition d'un champ électrique et d'un champ magnétique dépendant l'un de l'autre.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Radiación electromagnética
CONT

El campo electromagnético es un campo alternativo de alta frecuencia engendrado por las oscilaciones eléctricas de un circuito y en el cual se combinan un campo eléctrico y otro magnético.

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Record 2 - external organization data 2009-07-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Compartment - ISO/IEC JTC 1 Information Technology Vocabulary
Universal entry(ies)
06.01.03 (19762)
ISO/IEC standard entry number
DEF

field characterizing the electric and magnetic conditions of a material medium or of vacuum, defined by the following set of four vector quantities: E: electric field (vector); D: electric flux density (vector); H: magnetic field (vector); B: magnetic flux density (vector)

OBS

Adapted from IEC 50 (705):1995, 705-01-07.

OBS

electromagnetic field: term and definition standardized by ISO/IEC [ISO/IEC 19762-4:2008].

French

Spanish

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