equipotential

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Isolines in a region where an electric field exists represent lines of equal electric potential, referred to as equipotential lines.

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Because a conductor is an equipotential, it can replace any equipotential surface.

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

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

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The moving terminal then traces out an equipotential curve.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 2 "Ehud" to "Electroscope" by Various