equipotential

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This implies that a conductor is an equipotential surface in static situations.

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Since the electric field lines point radially away from the charge, they are perpendicular to the equipotential lines.

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It is important to note that equipotential lines are always perpendicular to electric field 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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As we proceed from the sun's surface east and west into space, we should pass equipotential surfaces of different potentials.

From Aether and Gravitation by Hooper, William George