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electromotive force

6 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. electromotive force (noun)
  2. back electromotive force (noun)
  3. counter electromotive force (noun)
  4. thermal electromotive force (noun)
  5. Thomson electromotive force (noun)
  6. electromotive series (noun)

elec·tro·mo·tive force

noun \i-ˌlek-trō-ˌmō-tiv-, -trə-\

Definition of ELECTROMOTIVE FORCE

: something that moves or tends to move electricity; especially : the apparent force that drives a current around an electrical circuit and that is equivalent to the potential difference between the terminals of the circuit
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First Known Use of ELECTROMOTIVE FORCE

1827

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