equipotential
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These are called equipotential lines in two dimensions, or equipotential surfaces in three dimensions.
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Figure 19.14 shows the electric field and equipotential lines for two equal and opposite charges.
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This implies that a conductor is an equipotential surface in static situations.
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The equipotential lines can be drawn by making them perpendicular to the electric field lines, if those are known.
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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
