equipotential

Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

Figure 19.12 An isolated point charge Q with its electric field lines in blue and equipotential lines in green.

From Textbooks • Aug. 12, 2015

If the plates are held at a fixed potential difference ΔV, draw the equipotential lines for this system.

From Textbooks • Aug. 12, 2015

No work is required to move a charge along an equipotential, since ΔV = 0 .

From Textbooks • Aug. 12, 2015

Because a conductor is an equipotential, it can replace any equipotential surface.

From Textbooks • Aug. 12, 2015

In the electrical analogue, the source and sink are respectively a point-charge and what is called the "electric image" of that charge with respect to the sphere, which is in this case an equipotential surface.

From Lord Kelvin An account of his scientific life and work by Gray, Andrew