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Lorentz force

lo·rentz·force

uncommon

noun

1.

the force experienced by a point charge moving along a wire that is in a magnetic field; the force is at right angles to both the current and the magnetic field

  • “the Lorentz force can be used to suspend a current-carrying object between two magnets”

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