"field line" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: field lines [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} field line (plural field lines)
  1. (physics) A visual aid for visualizing vector fields; a line drawn such that the direction of its tangent at any point equals the direction of the vector at that point. Wikipedia link: field line Categories (topical): Physics Translations (physics): väljajoon (Estonian), jõujoon (Estonian), kenttäviiva (Finnish), ligne de champ [feminine] (French), Feldlinie [feminine] (German), línea de campo [feminine] (Spanish), fältlinje [common-gender] (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-field_line-en-noun-~s3ZT2Dt Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: natural-sciences, physical-sciences, physics

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