electromotive force

English

Noun

electromotive force (countable and uncountable, plural electromotive forces)

1. (physics) Potential energy (not force) divided by electric charge; measured in volts

Usage notes

Despite the name, electromotive force is related to potential energy rather than force. To avoid confusion, ISO and IEC standards recommend using the terms source voltage or source tension instead.

Synonyms

• EMF
• electromotance
• potential difference
• voltage

Coordinate terms

• electric field
• electric potential
• resistance
• inductance
• electrochemical potential
• magnetomotive force

Translations

potential energy divided by electric charge

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 電動勢／电动势 (zh) (diàndòngshì)

• Finnish: sähkömotorinen voima
• Greek: ηλεκτρεγερτική δύναμη f (ilektregertikí dýnami)
• Indonesian: gaya gerak listrik
• Irish: fórsa leictreaghluaisneach m
• Macedonian: електромо́торна си́ла f (elektromótorna síla)
• Malay: daya gerak elektrik
• Polish: siła elektromotoryczna (pl) f
• Romanian: forță electromotoare (ro) f
• Spanish: fuerza electromotriz f
• Thai: แรงเคลื่อนไฟฟ้า (rɛɛng-klʉ̂ʉan-fai-fáa)

Further reading

• electromotive force on Wikipedia.Wikipedia