noun
Hall effect
Physics term referring to the production of a voltage difference across an electrical conductor when a magnetic field is applied perpendicular to the current.
ホール効果を利用して磁場の強さを測定する。
The strength of the magnetic field is measured using the Hall effect.
Named after American physicist Edwin Hall, who discovered the effect in 1879. The Japanese term is a direct borrowing of the English 'Hall effect'.