equipotential
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Sketch the equipotential lines in the vicinity of two opposite charges, where the negative charge is three times as great in magnitude as the positive.
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In other words, motion along an equipotential is perpendicular to E .
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This implies that a conductor is an equipotential surface in static situations.
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The term equipotential is also used as a noun, referring to an equipotential line or surface.
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Take any equipotential surface enclosing the whole of the electricity, and suppose this to become an actual sheet of metal connected to the earth.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 3 "Electrostatics" to "Engis" by Various
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
