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Lorentz force

DEFINITIONS OF: Lorentz force

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n the force experienced by a point charge moving along a wire that is in a magnetic field; the force is at right angles to both the current and the magnetic field

“the Lorentz force can be used to suspend a current-carrying object between two magnets”
Type of:
force
(physics) the influence that produces a change in a physical quantity
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