mag·ne·to·mo·tive force

(măg-nē′tō-mō′tĭv)

n. Abbr. mmf

The work that would be required to carry a hypothetical isolated magnetic pole of unit strength completely around a magnetic circuit.

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magnetomotive force

(General Physics) the agency producing a magnetic flux, considered analogous to the electromotive force in an electric circuit; equal to the circular integral of the magnetic field strength. Symbol: F

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mag•ne′to•mo′tive force′

(mægˈni təˈmoʊ tɪv, -ˌni-)

n.

a scalar quantity that is a measure of the sources of magnetic flux in a magnetic circuit.

[1883]

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