emf

1. 1.

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

   Synonymsvoltageelectromotive force

   Broaderelectrical phenomenon

Other forms of emf

plural

emfs·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about emf

What does emf mean?

emf means "the rate at which energy is drawn from a source that produces a flow of electricity in a circuit; expressed in volts".

How many syllables are in emf?

emf has 1 syllable: emf.

What is another word for emf?

Close synonyms include voltage, electromotive force. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is emf a common word?

emf is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.