equipotential
[ee-kwuh-puh-ten-shuh l, ek-wuh-]
- of the same or exhibiting uniform potential at every point: an equipotential surface.
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tantamount, commensurate, equal, proportionate, equivalent, commensurable, equipollent, equipotentialExamples from the Web for equipotential
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In this way the equipotential lines can easily be picked out.
Let S represent the sun, and the circle round it represent the equipotential spheres which exist round the sun.
Aether and GravitationWilliam George Hooper
This only means that the equipotential surfaces are crowded together, just as they are near the ridge of a house.
This cambium, therefore, also deserves the name of an equipotential system.
The Science and Philosophy of the OrganismHans Driesch
Hence the distances separating the equipotential surfaces are a measure of the electromotive force present.
equipotential
- having the same electric potential or uniform electric potential
- Also: equipotent (ˌiːkwɪˈpəʊtənt) equivalent in power or effect
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- an equipotential line or surface
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equipotential
[ē′kwə-pə-tĕn′shəl, ĕk′wə-]
- A surface within a region containing a potential (typically electric potential), such that all the points on the surface have equal potential.
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