English Explanatory Dictionary

electromotive

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. of, relating to, or producing the movement of electrons (an electric current)

Word forms

electromotive

Etymology

Etymology tree French électro-bor. Ancient Greek ἤλεκτρον (ḗlektron)bor. Latin ēlectrum Latin electro-bor. English electro- Anglo-Norman motifder. Middle French motifder. Proto-Indo-European *m(y)ewh₁-der. Proto-Italic *moweō Late Latin moveō Late Latin mōtus Proto-Indo-European *-wós Proto-Indo-European *-iHwósder. Late Latin -īvus Late Latin mōtīvumder. Middle English motif English motive English electromotive From electro- + motive.

Related words

electromotively electromotivity

Derived words

counterelectromotive electromotive force EMF photoelectromotive thermoelectromotive
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