equipotential

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

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It is important to note that equipotential lines are always perpendicular to electric field lines.

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

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Let us assume the field divided up into tubes of electric force as already explained, and these cut normally by equipotential surfaces.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 3 "Electrostatics" to "Engis" by Various