equipotential
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Given the electric field lines, the equipotential lines can be drawn simply by making them perpendicular to the electric field lines.
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The equipotential lines can be drawn by making them perpendicular to the electric field lines, if those are known.
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Figure 19.12 An isolated point charge Q with its electric field lines in blue and equipotential lines in green.
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In other words, motion along an equipotential is perpendicular to E .
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We may describe, through all the points in an electric field which have the same potential, surfaces called equipotential surfaces, and these will be everywhere perpendicular or orthogonal to the lines of electric force.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 3 "Electrostatics" to "Engis" by Various
