electromotive force

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noun Electricity.

the energy available for conversion from nonelectric to electric form, or vice versa, per unit of charge passing through the source of the energy; the potential difference between the terminals of a source of electrical energy: expressed in volts.Abbreviations: emf, EMF, E.M.F., e.m.f.

Also called pressure.

Origin of electromotive force

First recorded in 1825–35

Words nearby electromotive force

electromerism, electrometallurgy, electrometeor, electrometer, electromotive, electromotive force, electromotive series, electromyogram, electromyograph, electromyography, electron

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Example sentences from the Web for electromotive force

The fundamental “electromotive-force equation” of the heteropolar alternator can now be given a more definite form.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 9|Various
The electromotive-force equation of the alternator will be first deduced, and subsequently that of the continuous-current machine.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 9|Various

British Dictionary definitions for electromotive force

electromotive force

noun

physics

a source of energy that can cause a current to flow in an electrical circuit or device
the rate at which energy is drawn from this source when unit current flows through the circuit or device, measured in voltsAbbreviation: emf, EMF Symbol: E Compare potential difference

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Medical definitions for electromotive force

electromotive force

[ ĭ-lĕk′trō-mō′tĭv ]

n.

The energy per unit charge that is reversibly converted from chemical or other forms of energy into electrical energy in a battery.

Scientific definitions for electromotive force

electromotive force

Electric potential or voltage. Electromotive force is not really a force, but a measure of how much work would be done by moving an electric charge.

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释义	electromotive force SEE SYNONYMS FOR electromotive force ON THESAURUS.COM noun Electricity. the energy available for conversion from nonelectric to electric form, or vice versa, per unit of charge passing through the source of the energy; the potential difference between the terminals of a source of electrical energy: expressed in volts.Abbreviations: emf, EMF, E.M.F., e.m.f. Also called pressure. Origin of electromotive force First recorded in 1825–35 Words nearby electromotive force electromerism, electrometallurgy, electrometeor, electrometer, electromotive, electromotive force, electromotive series, electromyogram, electromyograph, electromyography, electron Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for electromotive force The fundamental “electromotive-force equation” of the heteropolar alternator can now be given a more definite form. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 9\|Various The electromotive-force equation of the alternator will be first deduced, and subsequently that of the continuous-current machine. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 9\|Various British Dictionary definitions for electromotive force electromotive force noun physics a source of energy that can cause a current to flow in an electrical circuit or device the rate at which energy is drawn from this source when unit current flows through the circuit or device, measured in voltsAbbreviation: emf, EMF Symbol: E Compare potential difference Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to electromotive force locomotion, prime mover, propulsion, driving force, kinetic energy, motivity Medical definitions for electromotive force electromotive force [ ĭ-lĕk′trō-mō′tĭv ] n. The energy per unit charge that is reversibly converted from chemical or other forms of energy into electrical energy in a battery. The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. Scientific definitions for electromotive force electromotive force Electric potential or voltage. Electromotive force is not really a force, but a measure of how much work would be done by moving an electric charge. The American Heritage® Science Dictionary Copyright © 2011. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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electromotive force

noun Electricity.

Origin of electromotive force

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British Dictionary definitions for electromotive force

noun

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Medical definitions for electromotive force

n.

Scientific definitions for electromotive force