equipotential
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In other words, motion along an equipotential is perpendicular to E .
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Figure 19.14 shows the electric field and equipotential lines for two equal and opposite charges.
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Since the electric field lines point radially away from the charge, they are perpendicular to the equipotential lines.
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Figure 19.16 The electric field and equipotential lines between two metal plates.
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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
