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PRONUNCIATION OF ELECTROMOTIVE FORCE

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF ELECTROMOTIVE FORCE

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Electromotive force is a noun.
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WHAT DOES ELECTROMOTIVE FORCE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

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Electromotive force

Electromotive force, also called emf, is the voltage developed by any source of electrical energy such as a battery or dynamo. The word "force" in this case is not used to mean mechanical force, measured in newtons, but a potential, or energy per unit of charge, measured in volts. In electromagnetic induction, emf can be defined around a closed loop as the electromagnetic work that would be transferred to a unit of charge if it travels once around that loop. For a time-varying magnetic flux impinging a loop, the electric potential scalar field is not defined due to circulating electric vector field, but nevertheless an emf does work that can be measured as a virtual electric potential around that loop. In a two-terminal device, the emf can be measured as the open-circuit potential difference across the two terminals. The potential difference thus created drives current flow if an external circuit is attached to the source of emf. When current flows, however, the potential difference across the terminals is no longer equal to the emf, but will be smaller because of the voltage drop within the device due to its internal resistance.

Definition of electromotive force in the English dictionary

The definition of electromotive force in the dictionary is a source of energy that can cause a current to flow in an electrical circuit or device.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE ELECTROMOTIVE FORCE

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WORDS THAT END LIKE ELECTROMOTIVE FORCE

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Synonyms and antonyms of electromotive force in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «electromotive force» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF ELECTROMOTIVE FORCE

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The translations of electromotive force from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «electromotive force» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

电动势
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

fuerza electromotriz
570 millions of speakers

English

electromotive force
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

इलेक्ट्रोमोटिव बल
380 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Arabic

القوة الدافعة الكهربائية
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

ЭДС
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

força eletromotriz
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

তড়িচ্চালক বল
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

une force électromotrice
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Daya elektromotif
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

elektromotorische Kraft
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

起電力
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

기전력
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Daya elektromotif
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

lực điện
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

மின் சக்தி
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

इलेक्ट्रोमोटिव्ह फोर्स
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

elektrik hareket gücü
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

forza elettromotrice
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

siła elektromotoryczna
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

ЕРС
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

forță electromotoare
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

ηλεκτρεγερτική δύναμη
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

elektromotoriese krag
14 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Swedish

elektromotorisk kraft
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

elektromotorisk kraft
5 millions of speakers

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about electromotive force

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «ELECTROMOTIVE FORCE»

Discover the use of electromotive force in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to electromotive force and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Magnetically Induced Electromotive Force
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Dr. Frederick J. Young
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Engineering Electromagnetics
The distinction indicates the source of the electromotive force and points to possible uses of the two electromotive forces. Both electromotive forces can exist together in a single circuit, as we will see shortly in an example. Therefore, the total ...
Nathan Ida, 2004
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Battery Reference Book
1.1.1 Measurement of the electromotive force The electromotive force of a cell is defined as the potential difference between the poles when no current is flowing through the cell. When a current is flowing through a cell and through an external  ...
Thomas P J Crompton, 2000
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Automobile Dictionary
Electromotive Force — The force, analogous to a pressure, which maintains a flow of electricity through a closed circuit. The unit of electromotive force is the volt (q. v.). Syn. : Electrical pressure; voltage. Abbreviation: e. m. f. Electromotive ...
Albert Clough, 2010
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Physics Insights Ol Tb 2e
An electromotive force (e.m.f.), E, is responsible for the pumping action of the cell. The electromotive force creates an electrical 'pressure' difference across AB. An electric current will then flow from the positive terminal of the battery, through ...
Loo & Loo, 2007
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Cracking the MCAT with CD-ROM
A standard potential, or electromotive force (emf), is represented by £°. In a redox reaction, there is a movement of electrons from the substance being oxidized to the substance being reduced. This current arises from a voltage, which can be ...
James L. Flowers, Princeton Review, Theodore Silver, 2004
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Differential Equations with Boundary-Value Problems
A 30-volt electromotive force is applied to an LR series circuit in which the inductance is 0.1 henry and the resistance is 50 ohms. Find the current i(t) if i(0) 0 . Determine the current as t: . 30. Solve equation (7) under the assumption that E(t ) E0 ...
Dennis Zill, Michael Cullen, 2008
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Routledge Diccionario Técnico Inglés
... compresiva / ing meca compressive force; - conservatlva / Fis conservative force; - contraelectromotriz / elec, Ferro, Fis, ing elec, veh hack electromotive force thack emf), counterelectromotive force; - contraria / const, elec, Fis, Fis Fluio , gas, ...
Routledge, 1997
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Mathematical and Physical Papers
a circuit through which a current is actually passing they are applied, and would therefore show that there is no electric action and reaction between different parts of the circuit, but that each part contains intrinsically the electromotive force ...
William Thomson, 2011
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Introduction to Biomedical Engineering
As previously described, the nerve has three types of passive electrical characteristics: electromotive force, resistance, and capacitance. The nerve membrane is a lipid bilayer that is pierced by a variety of different types of ion channels, where ...
John Denis Enderle, Joseph D. Bronzino, 2012

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «ELECTROMOTIVE FORCE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term electromotive force is used in the context of the following news items.
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Preetam Kaushik :Will the World Plug Into the Sun?
It generates an electromotive force that is then tapped and conducted through wires. It is obvious that solar energy is static, mainly because a ... «Huffington Post UK, Jun 15»
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The town that banned Wi-Fi
... hypersensitivity] has no clear diagnostic criteria and there is no scientific basis to link EHS symptoms to EMF [electromotive force] exposure. «The Guardian, Jun 15»
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Phone a friend
The diodes on these boards were wired across each relay's primary coil to clamp the CEMF (counter electromotive force) and prevent the drive ... «EDN.com, Apr 15»
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National Grid publishes study on pylon electric shock claims along …
National Grid's Electromotive Force adviser Chris Haswell and his colleagues Dr Hayley Tripp and Dr John Swanson were sent to Sheppey ... «Kent Online, Apr 15»
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ON THE RECORD: Abe Askenazi Zero Motorcycles' CTO explains …
And then you are at maximum torque, but at higher speeds you have this thing called back-EMF (Electromotive Force). The motor starts fighting ... «Cycleworld, Mar 15»
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A Battery Doesn't Store Charge, But How Does It Work?
Historically, we call this change in electric potential across the battery the emf which usually stands for ElectroMotive Force. But clearly, it isn't a ... «Wired, Feb 15»
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ALESSANDRO VOLTA: Father of the electrical battery sparks …
Something to illustrate a little measure of the man for whom a measure of electromotive force (the volt) is named. Alessandro Giuseppe Antonio ... «Washington Post, Feb 15»
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Photovoltaics Discovered In 1875: Interview With Author John Perlin
Perlin: They stated: “Here there seemed to be a case of light actually producing an electromotive force within the selenium, which in this case ... «CleanTechnica, Dec 14»
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How to convert excess data center heat into electricity
It's a kind of electromotive force. It's called the Seebeck effect, or the Peltier effect, named after two scientists who, separately, worked on the ... «Network World, Dec 14»
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Residents oppose proposed cell tower
There was some confusion about levels of electromotive force (EMF) that will be emitted from the site. Currently, it's at one per cent of Health ... «Whistler Question, Dec 14»

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