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.

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

British Dictionary definitions for electrokinetic (1 of 2)

electrokinetic
/ (ɪˌlɛktrəʊkɪˈnɛtɪk, -kaɪ-) /

adjective

of or relating to the motion of charged particles and its effects

British Dictionary definitions for electrokinetic (2 of 2)

electrokinetics
/ (ɪˌlɛktrəʊkɪˈnɛtɪks, -kaɪ-) /

noun

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