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| a fool or simpleton; ninny. |
| a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal. |
| electromotive force | |
| —n | |
| physics | |
| a. a source of energy that can cause a current to flow in an electrical circuit or device | |
| b. Compare potential difference emf, Abbreviation: EMF, E the rate at which energy is drawn from this source when unit current flows through the circuit or device, measured in volts | |
electromotive force e·lec·tro·mo·tive force (ĭ-lěk'trō-mō'tĭv)
n.
Abbr. EMF
The energy per unit charge that is reversibly converted from chemical or other forms of energy into electrical energy in a battery.
| electromotive force
Electric potential or voltage. Electromotive force is not really a force, but a measure of how much work would be done by moving an electric charge. |