electromotive force

English

Noun

electromotive force (countable and uncountable, plural electromotive forces)

(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.^[1]^[2]

Synonyms

Coordinate terms

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)
Vietnamese: suất điện động (vi), lực điện động

References

^ “IEC 60050 - International Electrotechnical Vocabulary - Details for IEV number 131-12-22: "source voltage"”, in www.electropedia.org‎^[1], 19 December 2022 (last accessed)
^ “IEC 80000-6:2022”, in (Please provide the book title or journal name)‎^[2], International Organization for Standardization, 19 December 2022 (last accessed)

[1] “IEC 60050 - International Electrotechnical Vocabulary - Details for IEV number 131-12-22: "source voltage"”, in www.electropedia.org‎^[1], 19 December 2022 (last accessed)

[80000-6:2022-2] “IEC 80000-6:2022”, in (Please provide the book title or journal name)‎^[2], International Organization for Standardization, 19 December 2022 (last accessed)

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