electromotive

[ ih-lek-truh-moh-tiv ]

/ ɪˌlɛk trəˈmoʊ tɪv /

pertaining to, producing, or tending to produce a flow of electricity.

Origin of electromotive

First recorded in 1800–10; electro- + motive

This electromotive force would be the same if there were one lamp or ten thousand lighted.

ABC of Electricity |William Henry Meadowcroft
Helmholtz takes the case of a circuit of resistance R in which acts an electromotive force due to a battery or thermopile.

Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 2 |Various
(a) By changing the potential or electromotive force of the current through the cell.

Scientific American Supplement, No. 492, June 6, 1885 |Various
Let an electromotive force exactly equal to that of the cell be applied to it in the reverse direction.

Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 2 |Various

What may be said of the electromotive force during the second half of the revolution?

Hawkins Electrical Guide, Number One |Nehemiah Hawkins

electromotive

/ (ɪˌlɛktrəʊˈməʊtɪv) /

of, concerned with, producing, or tending to produce an electric current

electromotive

[ ĭ-lĕk′trō-mō′tĭv ]

Capable of accelerating electric charges and creating electric current; having electric potential.