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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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The voltage across the terminals of a battery, for example, is less than the emf when the battery supplies current, and it declines further as the battery is depleted or loaded down.

From Textbooks ● Aug. 12, 2015

The terminal voltage of a battery is equal to the emf of the battery minus the voltage drop across the internal resistance of the battery or V = emf – Ir.

From Textbooks ● Aug. 12, 2015

Since V = emf − Ir , terminal voltage equals emf only if there is no current flowing.

From Textbooks ● Aug. 12, 2015

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

From Textbooks ● Aug. 12, 2015

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

A founding member of the cult 90s band EMF has been remembered as being "beautiful inside and out" following his death at the age of 55.

From BBC ● Aug. 14, 2026

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

EMF has broken down the reuse market into four models defined by who owns the packaging and where it gets refilled.

From Salon ● Jun. 25, 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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