Meanings
nounelectromotivity (uncountable)
- uncountableThe quality of being electromotive.
Origin
- Frenchélectro-
- Ancient Greekἤλεκτρον (ḗlektron)
- Latinēlectrum
- Latinelectro-
- Englishelectro-
- Anglo-Normanmotif
- Middle Frenchmotif
- Proto-Indo-European*m(y)ewh₁-
- Proto-Indo-European*m(y)owh₁éyeti
- Proto-Italic*moweō
- Latinmoveō
- Latinmōtus
- Late Latinmōtīvum
- Middle Englishmotif
- Englishmotive
- Englishelectromotive
- Englishelectromotivity
From electromotive + -ity.
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APA
electromotivity. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/electromotivity
MLA
“electromotivity.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/electromotivity. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “electromotivity,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/electromotivity.
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