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ELECTROMOTIVE FORCE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The rate at which energy is drawn from a source that produces a flow of electricity in a circuit; expressed in volts
Synonyms:
electromotive force; emf; voltage
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural phenomena
Hypernyms ("electromotive force" is a kind of...):
electrical phenomenon (a physical phenomenon involving electricity)