(じば)

じば
noun
magnetic field
1. magnetic field
The region around a magnetic material or a moving electric charge within which the force of magnetism acts. A fundamental concept in physics.
地球(ちきゅう)には磁場(じば)がある。
The Earth has a magnetic field.
磁場(じば)(つよ)さを測定(そくてい)する。
To measure the strength of a magnetic field.
MRIは強力(きょうりょく)磁場(じば)使(つか)って体内(たいない)画像(がぞう)撮影(さつえい)する。
MRI uses a powerful magnetic field to capture images of the inside of the body.

USAGE:
Used in physics, science education, and technology contexts. Also read as じじょう in some academic contexts, though じば is the more common reading.

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 磁場(じば)発生(はっせい)させる (to generate a magnetic field)
  • 磁場(じば)(つよ)さ (magnetic field strength)
  • 地球(ちきゅう)磁場(じば) (Earth's magnetic field)

RELATED WORDS:

  • 電磁波(でんじは): electromagnetic waves
  • 磁石(じしゃく): magnet
  • 電場(でんば): electric field