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/i lek'treuh moh"tiv/, adj.pertaining to, producing, or tending to produce a flow of electricity.[1800-10; ELECTRO- + MOTIVE]
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electromotive — electromotive; ther·mo·electromotive; … English syllables
electromotive — [ē lek΄trō mōt′iv, ilek΄trō mōt′iv; ē lek΄trə mōt΄iv, i lek΄trəmōt′iv] adj. 1. producing an electric current through differences in potential 2. relating to electromotive force … English World dictionary
electromotive — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ tending to produce an electric current … English terms dictionary
electromotive — adj. Electromotive is used with these nouns: ↑force … Collocations dictionary
electromotive — a. pertaining to electric motion; causing electric current. ♦ electromotive force, amount of electric energy; voltage; potential (abbr. e.m.f.) … Dictionary of difficult words
electromotive — adj. producing or tending to produce an electric current. Phrases and idioms: electromotive force a force set up in an electric circuit by a difference in potential … Useful english dictionary
Electromotive force — (emf, mathcal{E}) is a term used to characterize electrical devices, such as voltaic cells, thermoelectric devices, electrical generators and transformers, and even resistors. For a given device, if an electric charge Q passes through that device … Wikipedia
Electromotive force — Electromotive force. См. Электродвижущая сила. (Источник: «Металлы и сплавы. Справочник.» Под редакцией Ю.П. Солнцева; НПО Профессионал , НПО Мир и семья ; Санкт Петербург, 2003 г.) … Словарь металлургических терминов
Electromotive force series — Electromotive force series. См. Ряд электродвижущих сил. (Источник: «Металлы и сплавы. Справочник.» Под редакцией Ю.П. Солнцева; НПО Профессионал , НПО Мир и семья ; Санкт Петербург, 2003 г.) … Словарь металлургических терминов
electromotive force — ► NOUN ▪ a difference in potential that tends to give rise to an electric current … English terms dictionary
electromotive force — n. the force or electric pressure that causes or tends to cause a current to flow in a circuit, equivalent to the potential difference between the terminals and commonly measured in volts: abbrev. E, EMF, or emf … English World dictionary
