electrokinetics

American

[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.

electrokinetics British

/ -kaɪ-, ɪˌlɛktrəʊkɪˈnɛtɪks /

noun

(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

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