Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

near-field

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.96 in modern English

Syllables
near--field
IPA
13
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Alternative form of near field (in physical acoustics)

noun

Alternative form of near field (in radio-frequency electromagnetic technology)

adj

In loudspeaker acoustics, referring to a region where the intensity of direct, unreflected sound from the source (such as a loudspeaker) is significantly dominant over any indirect or reflected sound.

Inflected Forms

near-fields (plural)

Antonyms

far-field

Questions

What does near-field mean?
Alternative form of near field (in physical acoustics)

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