equipotential

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

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

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Sketch the equipotential lines a long distance from the charges shown in Figure 19.34.

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Sketch the equipotential lines in the vicinity of two opposite charges, where the negative charge is three times as great in magnitude as the positive.

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Such a surface, therefore, is always an equipotential.

From Man or Matter by Lehrs, Ernst