radiation field

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(′rād·ē′ā·shən ′fēld)

(electromagnetism) The electromagnetic field that breaks away from a transmitting antenna and radiates outward into space as electromagnetic waves; the other type of electromagnetic field associated with an energized antenna is the induction field.


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The region in which radiant energy is being propagated.

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