electromotive force
電動勢 EMF
E·lec·tro-mo·tive a. Producing electro-motion; producing, or tending to produce, electricity or an electric current; causing electrical action or effects.
Electro-motive force Physics, the force which produces, or tends to produce, electricity, or an electric current; sometimes used to express the degree of electrification as equivalent to potential, or more properly difference of potential.
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E. M. F. Physics An abbreviation for electro-motive force.
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electromotive force
n : the rate at which energy is drawn from a source that
produces a flow of electricity in a circuit; expressed in
volts [syn: voltage, emf]