equipotential
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The term equipotential is also used as a noun, referring to an equipotential line or surface.
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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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In other words, motion along an equipotential is perpendicular to E .
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No work is required to move a charge along an equipotential, since ΔV = 0 .
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These equipotential lines of diffusion give us the best and most concrete reproduction of the mode of propagation of periodic waves in space.
From The Mechanism of Life by Stéphane Leduc