counter electromotive force

counter electromotive force
noun
Etymology: counter (VI)
: the electromotive force that develops in some circuits from chemical or magnetic effects of the current and that opposes the impressed electromotive force producing the current — called also back electromotive force

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Elect.
an electromotive force that is created by a chemical or magnetic effect upon a circuit and that acts in opposition to the applied electromotive force of the circuit. Also called back electromotive force.

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