Search Result for "electromotive_force":
Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

1. the rate at which energy is drawn from a source that produces a flow of electricity in a circuit; expressed in volts;
[syn: voltage, electromotive force, emf]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Electro-motive \E*lec`tro-mo"tive\, a. Producing electro-motion; producing, or tending to produce, electricity or an electric current; causing electrical action or effects. [1913 Webster] Electro-motive force (Physics), the force which produces, or tends to produce, electricity, or an electric current; sometimes used to express the degree of electrification as equivalent to potential, or more properly difference of potential. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

E M F \E. M. F.\ (Physics) An abbreviation for electro-motive force. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

electromotive force n 1: the rate at which energy is drawn from a source that produces a flow of electricity in a circuit; expressed in volts [syn: voltage, electromotive force, emf]