magnetomotive force

American

[mag-nee-tuh-moh-tiv, -nee-] / mægˈni təˈmoʊ tɪv, -ˌni- /

noun

Electricity.

a scalar quantity that is a measure of the sources of magnetic flux in a magnetic circuit. mmf

magnetomotive force British

noun

F. the agency producing a magnetic flux, considered analogous to the electromotive force in an electric circuit; equal to the circular integral of the magnetic field strength

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Etymology

Origin of magnetomotive force

First recorded in 1883; magneto- + motive

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magnetomotive force

It is called magnetomotive force and is analogous to electromotive force, that is, the force which tends to drive an electric current through a circuit.

From Cyclopedia of Telephony & Telegraphy Vol. 1 A General Reference Work on Telephony, etc. etc. by Kempster Miller

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