Glossary · term

Electromotive force

Electromagnetism

Definition
The voltage a source can drive round a circuit — from a battery's chemistry or a changing magnetic field. Not a force, despite the name.
Aliases
EMF, back-EMF
Domain
Electromagnetism

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