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near field en · NOUN

Meanings

  1. (qualifier:acoustics) 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.
  2. The region within about half a wavelength from an electrically small antenna. More specifically it is the region within the radiansphere.

Forms

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near-field alternative lexicographic
near fields Number=Plur lexicographic

Antonyms

far field

Deriveds

near field communication