wakefield

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Synonyms: wavefield, lakefield, pakefield, warpfield, masefield, warfield, waterfield, barefield, brakefield, lacefield, war field

Antonyms: wavefield, lakefield, pakefield, warpfield, masefield, warfield, waterfield, barefield, brakefield, lacefield, war field

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Noun

1. {{lb|en|physics}} The [[electron]] [[density]] [[wave]] structure which immediately follows an [[intense]] [[laser]] [[beam]] or [[relativistic]] [[charged]] [[particle]] [[beam]] as it passes through a [[plasma]]; the [[electric field]] or [[potential]] associated with such a structure.

Proper noun

1. {{sid|en|Q216638}}{{place|en|industrial city/and/metropolitan borough|co/West Yorkshire|cc/England}}; traditionally a centre for the cloth and coal industries. <ref>[https://maps.walkingclub.org.uk/admin/wakefield/wakefield-north-ward.html Ward map (central Wakefield, West Yorkshire)]</ref><ref>[https://maps.walkingclub.org.uk/admin/west-yorkshire/wakefield/ Borough map (West Yorkshire)]</ref>
2. {{surname|en|[[habitational]]|from=Old English}}.
3. The prison in Wakefield, established 1594. <!-- ''Being sent to Wakefield'' is used for meaning being sent to prison. (''English Dialect Dictionary part 6'' (1905), Joseph Wright, page 364)-->
4. {{place|en|number of places|c/US}}:
5. A number of places elsewhere:

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