FIELD LINE

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

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

Synonyms:

field line; line of force

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural phenomena

Hypernyms ("field line" is a kind of...):

line (a spatial location defined by a real or imaginary unidimensional extent)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "field line"):

electrical line of force (a line of force in an electrical field)

magnetic line of force (a line of force in a magnetic field)