equipotential
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Figure 19.16 The electric field and equipotential lines between two metal plates.
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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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Because a conductor is an equipotential, it can replace any equipotential surface.
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The term equipotential is also used as a noun, referring to an equipotential line or surface.
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And just as the lines of flow of heat meet the spherical isothermal surface at right angles, so the lines of force in the electrical case meet the equipotential surface also at right angles.
From Lord Kelvin An account of his scientific life and work by Andrew Gray
