equipotential

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The term equipotential is also used as a noun, referring to an equipotential line or surface.

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Force is in the same direction as E , so that motion along an equipotential must be perpendicular to E .

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It is important to note that equipotential lines are always perpendicular to electric field lines.

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Because a conductor is an equipotential, it can replace any equipotential surface.

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In the electrical analogue, the source and sink are respectively a point-charge and what is called the "electric image" of that charge with respect to the sphere, which is in this case an equipotential surface.

From Lord Kelvin An account of his scientific life and work by Gray, Andrew