ALL meanings of electromotive force
- noun electromotive force a source of energy that can cause a current to flow in an electrical circuit or device 0
- noun electromotive force the rate at which energy is drawn from this source when unit current flows through the circuit or device, measured in volts 0
- noun electromotive force 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 0
- noun electromotive force Electromotive force is voltage, or the difference in the electric tension or the difference in charge between two points that causes an electric current. 0
- noun electromotive force (physics) Potential energy (NOT force) divided by electric charge; measured in volts. 0