Meaning of Wakefield | Babel Free
ˈweɪkfiːldDefinitions
- 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.
- An industrial city and metropolitan borough of West Yorkshire, England; traditionally a centre for the cloth and coal industries.
- A habitational surname from Old English.
- The prison in Wakefield, established 1594.
- A number of places in the United States:
- A ghost town in Washington County, Alabama.
- An unincorporated community in Richland County, Illinois.
- An unincorporated community in Jefferson County, Indiana.
- A minor city in Clay County, Kansas.
- An unincorporated community in Spencer County, Kentucky.
- An unincorporated community in West Feliciana Parish, Louisiana.
- A town in Middlesex County, Massachusetts.
- A city and township in Gogebic County, Michigan.
- A township in Stearns County, Minnesota.
- A city in Dixon County and Wayne County, Nebraska.
- A township in Dixon County, Nebraska.
- A town in Carroll County, New Hampshire.
- A neighborhood of the Bronx, New York City.
- A neighbourhood of Zebulon, Wake County, North Carolina.
- An unincorporated community in Scioto Township, Pike County, Ohio.
- A census-designated place in Fulton Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania.
- A village in South Kingstown, Washington County, Rhode Island.
- A census-designated place in Fairfax County, Virginia.
- A town in Sussex County, Virginia.
- A neighbourhood of Washington, D.C..
- A ghost town in the village of Greenville, Outagamie County, Wisconsin.
- A number of places elsewhere:
- A suburb of Newcastle in the City of Lake Macquarie, New South Wales, Australia.
- A local government area in the Yorke and Mid North region of South Australia; in full, Wakefield Regional Council.
- A parish and community therein, in New Brunswick, Canada.
- A village in La Pêche municipality, Quebec, Canada.
- A settlement in Jamaica.
- A settlement in Tasman district, South Island, New Zealand.
Examples
“Calculation of the plasma wakefields (driven electron plasma waves) generated by nonevolving drive laser pulses is straightforward.”
“Newton joins Brookline and a dozen other towns that have adopted similar bans, including Belchertown, Chelsea, Concord, Malden, Manchester-by-the-Sea, Melrose, Needham, Pelham, Reading, Stoneham, Wakefield, and Winchester, according to the state Department of Public Health.”
CEFR level
B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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