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EMF VOLTAGE [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2017-01-25
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Electrolysis (Electrokinetics)
- Electrochemistry
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- electromotive force
1, record 1, English, electromotive%20force
correct, officially approved
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
- emf 2, record 1, English, emf
correct
- EMF 3, record 1, English, EMF
correct, officially approved
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- electromotance 4, record 1, English, electromotance
correct
- electromotive force voltage 5, record 1, English, electromotive%20force%20voltage
- EMF voltage 5, record 1, English, EMF%20voltage
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A difference in electric potential that causes current to flow in a circuit. 6, record 1, English, - electromotive%20force
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Electrolyte conductance ... Passage of direct current produces chemical reactions and back electromotive force (emf) is generated by the galvanic action of the products. 7, record 1, English, - electromotive%20force
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
electromotive force; EMF: term and abbreviation officially approved by the Lexicon Project Committee (New Brunswick). 8, record 1, English, - electromotive%20force
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Électrolyse (Électrocinétique)
- Électrochimie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- force électromotrice
1, record 1, French, force%20%C3%A9lectromotrice
correct, feminine noun, officially approved
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
- f.é.m. 2, record 1, French, f%2E%C3%A9%2Em%2E
correct, feminine noun, officially approved
- fem 3, record 1, French, fem
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Caractéristique d'un générateur traduisant son aptitude à entretenir une différence de potentiel entre 2 points d'un circuit ouvert, ou à entretenir un courant électrique dans un circuit fermé. 4, record 1, French, - force%20%C3%A9lectromotrice
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Méthodes électrométriques. Les travaux de Nerst (1899) sur l'origine des forces électromotrices des piles mettaient en évidence une relation entre le potentiel d'électrode [...] et la concentration des ions de la solution dans laquelle plongeait cette électrode. 5, record 1, French, - force%20%C3%A9lectromotrice
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
L'unité de la f.é.m. est le volt. 4, record 1, French, - force%20%C3%A9lectromotrice
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
force électromotrice; f.é.m.: terme et abréviation uniformisés par le Comité du projet de lexiques (Nouveau-Brunswick). 6, record 1, French, - force%20%C3%A9lectromotrice
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Electrólisis (Electrocinética)
- Electroquímica
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- fuerza electromotriz
1, record 1, Spanish, fuerza%20electromotriz
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
- f.e.m. 1, record 1, Spanish, f%2Ee%2Em%2E
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Cociente de la potencia que suministra un generador dividida por la intensidad de la corriente. 1, record 1, Spanish, - fuerza%20electromotriz
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
La unidad de la fuerza electromotriz (f.e.m.) es el voltio. 1, record 1, Spanish, - fuerza%20electromotriz
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