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emf

1 American  
Or EMF,

EMF 2 American  
  1. electromagnetic field.


emf British  

abbreviation

  1. electromotive force

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

EMF Scientific  
  1. Abbreviation of electromotive force

  2. Abbreviation of electromagnetic field


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This will cause the terminal voltage of the battery to be greater than the emf, since V = emf − Ir , and I is now negative.

From Textbooks ● Aug. 12, 2015

Usually, the cells are in series in order to produce a larger total emf.

From Textbooks ● Aug. 12, 2015

We thus use the name electromotive force, abbreviated emf.

From Textbooks ● Aug. 12, 2015

But if the cells oppose one another, such as when one is put into an appliance backward, the total emf is less, since it is the algebraic sum of the individual emfs.

From Textbooks ● Aug. 12, 2015

"April came in yesterday with none of the mildness eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeelllllll xfifl vbg emf shr tao hr which is proverbially associated with that month."

From Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 152, April 18, 1917 by Various

Cho outlined how EMF was able to take more concentrated positions in tech companies than the open-ended Templeton Emerging Markets Equity Fund.

From MarketWatch ● Jun. 9, 2026

They have EMF meters to detect changes in electromagnetic fields, audio recorders and a camera.

From BBC ● Oct. 29, 2024

"There's only so much that voluntary initiatives can do," said Mark Buckley, strategic design manager for EMF.

From Salon ● Jun. 25, 2023

Volvo Cars said it is committed to providing access to AM radio “despite EMF interference challenges.”

From Washington Times ● Jun. 6, 2023

The same is true for every point of the object EMF, and thus a small image, emf, will be formed.

From Half-hours with the Telescope Being a Popular Guide to the Use of the Telescope as a Means of Amusement and Instruction. by Richard A. (Richard Anthony) Proctor

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