electromotive.

Producing or associated with the electrical potential that can drive current around a circuit.

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Words that belong together

• electromotive force
• an electromotive source

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They measured the electromotive force before closing the circuit.

The report traced the electromotive effect to the temperature difference across the junction.

Usage notes

Primary category: sci-fi. Forms: Relational adjective; comparative and superlative normally not applicable. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings.