equipotential

[ee-kwuh-puh-ten-shuhl, ek-wuh-] / ˌi kwə pəˈtɛn ʃəl, ˌɛk wə- /

ADJECTIVE

comparable

Synonyms

STRONGEST

commensurate equal proportionate tantamount

WEAK

a match for as good as commensurable equipollent equivalent in a class with on a par

Antonyms

STRONGEST

different

WEAK

dissimilar incomparable unalike unequal unlike unworthy

Example Sentences

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Force is in the same direction as E , so that motion along an equipotential must be perpendicular to E .

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

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

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Work is needed to move a charge from one equipotential line to another.

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Such a surface, therefore, is always an equipotential.

From Man or Matter by Lehrs, Ernst