magnetomotive force: Meaning and Definition of

mag•ne'to•mo'tive force'

Pronunciation: (mag-nē'tu-mō'tiv, -nē"-), [key]
— Elect. Elect.
  1. a scalar quantity that is a measure of the sources of magnetic flux in a magnetic circuit. Abbr.: mmf
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