electrokinetics

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

noun (used with a singular verb)

the branch of physics that deals with electricity in motion.

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Origin of electrokinetics

First recorded in 1880–85; electro- + kinetics

OTHER WORDS FROM electrokinetics

e·lec·tro·ki·net·ic, adjective

Words nearby electrokinetics

electrohemostasis, electrohydraulic, electroimmunodiffusion, electrojet, electrokinetic, electrokinetics, electrokymogram, electrokymograph, electroless plating, electrologist, electroluminescence
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British Dictionary definitions for electrokinetics

electrokinetics
/ (ɪˌlɛktrəʊkɪˈnɛtɪks, -kaɪ-) /

noun

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