Hall effect
noun Physics, Electricity.
the electromotive force generated in a strip of metal longitudinally conducting an electric current and subjected to a magnetic field normal to its major surface.
Origin of Hall effect
1900–05; named after Edwin H.
Hall (1855–1938), American physicist who discovered it
British Dictionary definitions for hall effect
Hall effect
noun
the production of a potential difference across a conductor carrying an electric current when a magnetic field is applied in a direction perpendicular to that of the current flow
Word Origin for Hall effect
named after Edwin Herbert
Hall (1855–1938), American physicist who discovered it
Scientific definitions for hall effect
Hall effect
[ hôl ]
A phenomenon that occurs when an electric current moving through a conductor is exposed to an external magnetic field applied at a right angle, in which an electric potential develops in the conductor at a right angle to both the direction of current and the magnetic field. The Hall effect is a direct result of Lorentz forces acting on the charges in the current, and is named after physicist Edwin Herbert Hall (1855-1938).