MLchartDataset catalogue

Electric flux

Term · Industrial and trades · MLC-T-IND-001993

A measure of the electric field passing through a given surface. It quantifies the number of electric field lines penetrating a surface. According to Gauss's Law, the total electric flux through any closed surface is proportional to the total electric charge enclosed within that surface.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-IND-001993
FieldIndustrial and trades
SubjectElectrical engineering
TranslationsGerman: elektrischer Fluss; Spanish: flujo eléctrico; French: flux électrique
Record as JSON
{
  "id": "MLC-T-IND-001993",
  "term": "Electric flux",
  "field": "Industrial and trades",
  "definition": "A measure of the electric field passing through a given surface. It quantifies the number of electric field lines penetrating a surface. According to Gauss's Law, the total electric flux through any closed surface is proportional to the total electric charge enclosed within that surface.",
  "subject": "Electrical engineering",
  "translations": {
    "de": "elektrischer Fluss",
    "es": "flujo eléctrico",
    "fr": "flux électrique"
  },
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/industrial/electric-flux/"
}

Record 2,189 of 7,291 in Industrial and trades terminology (MLC-0113). Request the full dataset.