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electrokinetics

American  
[ih-lek-troh-ki-net-iks, -kahy-] / ɪˌlɛk troʊ kɪˈnɛt ɪks, -kaɪ- /

noun

(used with a singular verb)

  1. the branch of physics that deals with electricity in motion.

electrokinetics British  
/ -kaɪ-, ɪˌlɛktrəʊkɪˈnɛtɪks /

noun

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

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Other Word Forms

  • electrokinetic adjective

Etymology

Origin of electrokinetics

First recorded in 1880–85; electro- + kinetics

Example Sentences

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Action of one Current on Another.—The investigations of Amp�re in connexion with electric currents are of fundamental importance in electrokinetics.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 2 "Ehud" to "Electroscope" by Various

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