equipotential

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In other words, motion along an equipotential is perpendicular to E .

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

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An equipotential sphere is a circle in the two-dimensional view of Figure 19.12.

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It is important to note that equipotential lines are always perpendicular to electric field lines.

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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