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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026

Hall′ effect′, [Physics, Elect.]

Electricity, Physicsthe electromotive force generated in a strip of metal longitudinally conducting an electric current and subjected to a magnetic field normal to its major surface.

named after Edwin H. Hall (1855–1938), American physicist who discovered it 1900–05

'Hall effect' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):

galvanomagnetic effect

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