electromotive force

electromotive force

English

Noun

electromotive force (countable and uncountable, plural electromotive forces)

1. (physics) Potential energy (not force) divided by electric charge; measured in volts

Synonyms

• EMF
• electromotance
• potential difference
• voltage

Coordinate terms

• electric field
• electric potential
• resistance
• inductance
• electrochemical potential
• magnetomotive force

Translations

EMF

Finnish: sähkömotorinen voima Greek: ηλεκτρεγερτική δύναμη f (ilektregertikí dýnami)

Thai: แรงเคลื่อนไฟฟ้า

Further reading

• electromotive force on Wikipedia.Wikipedia