electrokinetics

[ih-lek-troh-ki-net-iks, -kahy-]

noun (used with a singular verb)

the branch of physics that deals with electricity in motion.

Origin of electrokinetics

First recorded in 1880–85; electro- + kinetics

Related formse·lec·tro·ki·net·ic, adjective

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British Dictionary definitions for electrokinetics

electrokinetics

noun

(functioning as singular) the branch of physics concerned with the motion of charged particles

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