magnetomotive force

[ mag-nee-tuh-moh-tiv, -nee- ]

noun

, Electricity.

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

magnetomotive force

noun

1. 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 F

Word History and Origins

Origin of magnetomotive force¹

First recorded in 1883; magneto- + motive