equipotential
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It is important to note that equipotential lines are always perpendicular to electric field lines.
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Sketch the equipotential lines a long distance from the charges shown in Figure 19.34.
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The term equipotential is also used as a noun, referring to an equipotential line or surface.
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Isolines in a region where an electric field exists represent lines of equal electric potential, referred to as equipotential 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
