Line Of Force (Noun)
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.
Classification
Nouns denoting natural phenomena.
Examples
- The magnetic line of force that passes through a ferromagnetic core is where its strength is strongest.
- In the magnetic field of the Earth, the line of force near the poles are more vertical and near the equator are more horizontal.
- The physicist carefully measured the line of force of the electric field near the charged particle to understand its behavior.
- Lines of force emanating from a bar magnet can be visualized using iron filings, which align themselves along these invisible paths.
- At every point on the surface of the earth, the downward gravitational line of force pulls objects towards the center of the planet.