equipotential

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These are called equipotential lines in two dimensions, or equipotential surfaces in three dimensions.

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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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This implies that a conductor is an equipotential surface in static situations.

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

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It can be easily seen that these electric rays cut the equipotential surfaces at right angles, as they pass from the centre of the sun outwards into space.

From Aether and Gravitation by Hooper, William George