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near field

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.96 in modern English

Syllables
near -field
IPA
13
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The region within a distance a fraction of a wavelength from a sound source. Accordingly, the outer boundary of the near-field region is closer for high-pitched sound than for low-pitched sound.

noun

The region within about half a wavelength from an electrically small antenna. More specifically it is the region within the radiansphere.

Inflected Forms

near fields (plural) near-field (alternative)

Phrases

near field communication

Antonyms

far field

Questions

What does near field mean?
The region within a distance a fraction of a wavelength from a sound source. Accordingly, the outer boundary of the near-field region is closer for high-pitched sound than for low-pitched sound.

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