Webster's Dictionary 1913

865

Electro-chemical

E‐lec′tro–chem″ic‐al (?), a. Of or pertaining to electro-chemistry. Ure.

866

Electro-chemistry

E‐lec′tro–chem″is‐try (?), n. That branch of science which treats of the relation of electricity to chemical changes.

867

Electro-chronograph

E‐lec′tro–chron″o‐graph (?), n.(Astron. Physics) An instrument for obtaining an accurate record of the time at which any observed phenomenon occurs, or of its duration. It has a...

868

Electro-chronographic

E‐lec′tro–chron′o‐graph″ic (?), a. Belonging to the electro-chronograph, or recorded by the aid of it.

869

Electro-dynamic

{ E‐lec′tro–dy‐nam″ic (?), E‐lec′tro–dy‐nam″ic‐al (?), } a.(Physics) Pertaining to the movements or force of electric or galvanic currents; dependent on electric force.

870

Electro-dynamics

E‐lec′tro–dy‐nam″ics (?), n. 1. The phenomena of electricity in motion.2. The branch of science which treats of the properties of electric currents; dynamical electricity.

871

Electro-dynamometer

E‐lec′tro–dy′na‐mom″e‐ter (?), n. An instrument for measuring the strength of electro-dynamic currents.

872

Electro-engraving

E‐lec′tro–en‐grav″ing (?), n. The art or process of engraving by means of electricity.

873

Electro-etching

E‐lec′tro–etch″ing (?), n. A mode of etching upon metals by electrolytic action.

874

Electro-gilding

E‐lec′tro–gild″ing (?), n. The art or process of gilding copper, iron, etc., by means of voltaic electricity.

875

Electro-gilt

E‐lec″tro–gilt′ (?), a. Gilded by means of voltaic electricity.

876

Electro-kinetic

E‐lec′tro–ki‐net″ic (?), a. Of or pertaining to electro-kinetics.

877

Electro-kinetics

E‐lec′tro–ki‐net″ics (?), n. That branch of electrical science which treats of electricity in motion.

878

Electro-magnet

E‐lec′tro–mag″net (?), n. A mass, usually of soft iron, but sometimes of some other magnetic metal, as nickel or cobalt, rendered temporarily magnetic by being placed within a c...

879

Electro-magnetic

E‐lec′tro–mag‐net″ic (?), a. Of, Pertaining to, or produced by, magnetism which is developed by the passage of an electric current.Electro-magnetic engine, an engine in which th...

880

Electro-magnetism

E‐lec′tro–mag″net‐ism (?), n. The magnetism developed by a current of electricity; the science which treats of the development of magnetism by means of voltaic electricity, and ...

881

Electro-metallurgy

E‐lec′tro–met″al‐lur′gy (?), n. The act or art precipitating a metal electro-chemical action, by which a coating is deposited, on a prepared surface, as in electroplating and el...

882

Electro-metric

{ E‐lec′tro–met″ric (?), E‐lec′tro–met″ric‐al (?), } a. [Cf. F. électrométrique.] Pertaining to electrometry; made by means of an electrometer; as, an electrometrical experiment.

883

Electro-motion

E‐lec′tro–mo″tion (?), n. The motion of electricity or its passage from one metal to another in a voltaic circuit; mechanical action produced by means of electricity.

884

Electro-motive

E‐lec′tro–mo″tive (?), a. Producing electro-motion; producing, or tending to produce, electricity or an electric current; causing electrical action or effects.Electro-motive for...

885

Electro-muscular

E‐lec′tro–mus″cu‐lar (?), a.(Physiol.) Pertaining the reaction (contraction) of the muscles under electricity, or their sensibility to it.

886

Electro-negative

E‐lec′tro–neg″a‐tive (?), a.(Chem. & Physics) (a) Having the property of being attracted by an electro-positive body, or a tendency to pass to the positive pole in electrolysis,...

887

Electro-negative (2)

E‐lec′tro–neg″a‐tive, n.(Chem. & Physics) A body which passes to the positive pole in electrolysis.

888

Electro-physiological

E‐lec′tro–phys′i‐o‐log″ic‐al (?), a.(Physiol.) Pertaining to electrical results produced through physiological agencies, or by change of action in a living organism.

889

Electro-physiology

E‐lec′tro–phys′i‐ol″o‐gy (?), n.(Physiol.) That branch of physiology which treats of electric phenomena produced through physiological agencies.

890

Electro-polar

E‐lec′tro–po″lar (?), a.(Physics) Possessing electrical polarity; positively electrified at one end, or on one surface, and negatively at the other; — said of a conductor.

891

Electro-positive

E‐lec′tro–pos″i‐tive (?), a. 1. (Physics) Of such a nature relatively to some other associated body or bodies, as to tend to the negative pole of a voltaic battery, in electroly...