line of force

English

Noun

line of force (plural lines of force)

1. (physics) An imaginary line in a field of force, whose tangent at any point gives the direction of the field at that point and whose number through unit area perpendicular to the field represents its intensity.

Translations

imaginary line in a field of force

• Finnish: voimaviiva
• French: ligne de force f
• Indonesian: garis gaya (id)
• Irish: treolíne fórsa f