electromotive force
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- the rate at which energy is drawn from a source that produces a flow of electricity in a circuit; expressed in voltsSynonyms: voltageemfType of electrical phenomenon
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Electro-motive \E*lec`tro-mo"tive\, a. Producing electro-motion; producing, or tending to produce, electricity or an electric current; causing electrical action or effects. [1913 Webster]
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. [1913 Webster]