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hall effect

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.64 in modern English

Syllables
hal-l -ef-fect
IPA
21
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
4
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

the effect in which a conductor that carries an electric current perpendicular to an applied magnetic field develops a voltage gradient transverse to both current and field

Etymology

From Edwin Herbert Hall, American physicist.

Inflected Forms

Hall effects (plural)

Derived Forms

FQHE

Phrases

quantum Hall effect Hall effect thruster

Questions

What does hall effect mean?
the effect in which a conductor that carries an electric current perpendicular to an applied magnetic field develops a voltage gradient transverse to both current and field
Where does hall effect come from?
From Edwin Herbert Hall, American physicist.

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