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equipotential

[ee-kwuh-puh-ten-shuhl, ek-wuh-] / ˌi kwə pəˈtɛn ʃəl, ˌɛk wə- /


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In other words, motion along an equipotential is perpendicular to E .

From Textbooks Aug. 12, 2015

The same field could be maintained by placing conducting plates at the equipotential lines at the potentials shown.

From Textbooks Aug. 12, 2015

The equipotential lines can be drawn by making them perpendicular to the electric field lines, if those are known.

From Textbooks Aug. 12, 2015

Given the electric field lines, the equipotential lines can be drawn simply by making them perpendicular to the electric field lines.

From Textbooks Aug. 12, 2015

It follows, therefore, that the number of equipotential surfaces per unit length can represent this limit, or rather the stress which leads to disruptive discharge.

From Scientific American Supplement, No. 288, July 9, 1881 by Various




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