of, concerned with, producing, or tending to produce an electric current
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e•lec•tro•mo•tive
(i lek′trə mō′tiv),USA pronunciation adj.
- Electricitypertaining to, producing, or tending to produce a flow of electricity.
- electro- + motive 1800–10
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'electromotive' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
Becquerel effect
- E
- EMF
- Hall effect
- Kirchhoff 's law
- abvolt
- armature
- back electromotive force
- counter electromotive force
- electrochemical series
- electromagnetic induction
- electromotive force
- electromotive series
- em
- henry
- induce
- inductance
- induction
- kilovolt
- kilovoltage
- magnetic circuit
- magnetoelectric
- megavolt
- microvolt
- millivolt
- mutual inductance
- mutual induction
- photovoltaic cell
- photovoltaic effect
- potential difference
- potentiometer
- pressure
- primary cell
- reference electrode
- self-inductance
- self-induction
- standard cell
- statampere
- stathenry
- statvolt
- synchronous speed
- tension
- thermocouple
- thermoelectric
- thermoelectric effect
- thermoelectromotive force
- three-phase
- volt
- voltage
- voltaic couple