field line

See also: fieldline

English

Noun

field line (plural field lines)

(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.

Translations

physics

Estonian: väljajoon, jõujoon
Finnish: kenttäviiva
French: ligne de champ f
German: Feldlinie f
Spanish: línea de campo f
Swedish: fältlinje c

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