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equipotential

[ee-kwuh-puh-ten-shuhl, ek-wuh-] / ˌi kwə pəˈtɛn ʃəl, ˌɛk wə- /


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In other words, motion along an equipotential is perpendicular to E .

From Textbooks • Aug. 12, 2015

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

From Textbooks • Aug. 12, 2015

Work is needed to move a charge from one equipotential line to another.

From Textbooks • Aug. 12, 2015

Sketch the equipotential lines a long distance from the charges shown in Figure 19.34.

From Textbooks • Aug. 12, 2015

In the language of physics, the stratus forms an equipotential surface in the gravitational field permeating the earth's atmosphere.

From Man or Matter by Lehrs, Ernst