emf

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A form of electromotive force — Potential energy (not force) divided by electric charge; measured in volts

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voltageelectromotive force
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Meanings

emf1

nounemf (countable and uncountable, plural emfs)

plural emfs

  1. countableuncountablenatural sciencesAlternative letter-case form of EMF ("electromotive force")

EMF2

nounEMF (countable and uncountable, plural EMFs)

plural EMFs · alternative emf

  1. abbreviationcountableinitialismuncountablenatural sciencesInitialism of electromotive force.
  2. abbreviationcountableinitialismuncountablenatural sciencesInitialism of electromagnetic field.
    1 more example

    High intensity EMF can have adverse impacts on the operation of implantable medical devices (IMDs) such as pacemakers and defibrillators. […] In the report, the NIEHS concluded that the scientific evidence linking EMF exposures with health risks is weak and that this finding does not warrant aggressive regulatory concern.

    2024 August 19, “LAKETOWN 115-kV TRANSMISSION LINE PROJECT IN CARVER COUNTY, MN”, in Great River Energy, pages 73, 76
proper noun

alternative emf

  1. abbreviationinitialismcomputingInitialism of Eclipse Modeling Framework.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounthe rate at which energy is drawn from a source that produces a flow of electricity in a circuit; expressed in volts

Similar
voltageelectromotive force
Broader
electrical phenomenon
Also see
electromagnetic fieldelectromagnetic forceelectromotive forcevoltage

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

Indonesian GGL
  • GGLelectromotive force
Polish SE
  • SEelectromotive force

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

femMEF
Cite this entry
APA

emf. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/emf

MLA

“emf.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/emf. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “emf,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/emf.

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