| electrolyte |
a conducting solution in which the movement of non-metallic ions accompanies a flow of electric current. [2 definitions] |
| electrolytic |
of, from, or pertaining to electrolysis. [2 definitions] |
| electrolyze |
to subject to electrolysis. |
| electromagnet |
a magnet in which an iron or steel core is magnetized by the electric current in the coil of insulated wire wound around it. |
| electromagnetic |
of or pertaining to an electromagnet or electromagnetism. |
| electromagnetics |
(used with a sing. verb) the branch of physics that concerns the relationship between magnetism and electricity; electromagnetism. |
| electromagnetic spectrum |
the entire range of electromagnetic frequencies from radio, the lowest, to gamma rays, the highest. |
| electromagnetic wave |
a wave that contains a magnetic and electric component and that is created by an accelerating electric charge, such as a radio wave, x-ray, or light. |
| electromagnetism |
magnetism produced by electric current. [2 definitions] |
| electromechanical |
of, relating to, or being a device or process in which mechanical movement is used to create an electrical signal or in which an electrical signal is used to create mechanical movement. |
| electrometer |
an instrument used to measure the difference in electrical potential between two objects. |
| electromotive |
of, pertaining to, or producing a flow of electricity. |
| electromotive force |
the force that causes electrical current to flow, usu. measured in volts. |
| electron |
a negatively charged particle, considered a fundamental unit of matter, that exists independently or outside the nucleus of an atom. |
| electronegative |
having a negative electric charge. [2 definitions] |
| electron gun |
the electron-emitting cathode in a cathode ray tube together with the electromagnetic apparatus that collects and focuses the electron stream. |
| electronic |
of or relating to devices, circuits, or systems based on electronics. [2 definitions] |
| electronic data processing |
the use of computers to process and store information. |
| electronic mail |
messages typed into a computer terminal and sent via telephone cable to another terminal. |
| electronic music |
music that is produced electronically by an instrument such as a synthesizer. |
| electronic organ |
a musical instrument that resembles a pipe organ in its keyboard and stops, but produces music electronically rather than through pipes. |