electromotive

[ih-lek-truh-moh-tiv]

adjective

pertaining to, producing, or tending to produce a flow of electricity.

Origin of electromotive

First recorded in 1800–10; electro- + motive

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Examples from the Web for electromotive

Historical Examples of electromotive

Currents for street cars have an electromotive force of from 550 to 660 volts.
Physics
Willis Eugene Tower
The quantity ½Ir2w is the electromotive force due to the disk.
Lord Kelvin
Andrew Gray
The electromotive force of one cell of a Daniell battery is about one volt.
Electricity and Magnetism
Elisha Gray
The electromotive force of this cell when new is about 1.47 volts.
Cyclopedia of Telephony & Telegraphy Vol. 1
Kempster Miller
The electromotive power of this element may be as high as 1.8 D.
Scientific American Supplement, No. 392, July 7, 1883
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British Dictionary definitions for electromotive

electromotive

adjective

of, concerned with, producing, or tending to produce an electric current

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electromotive in Science

electromotive

[ĭ-lĕk′trō-mō′tĭv]

Capable of accelerating electric charges and creating electric current; having electric potential.