Webster's 1828 Dictionary

ELECTRO-CHIMISTRY

n.That science which treats of the agency of electricity and galvanism in effecting chimical changes.

 

ELECTRO-MAGNETIC

a.Designating what pertains to magnetism, as connected with electricity, or affected by it. Electromagnetic phenomena.

 

ELECTRO-MAGNETISM

n.That science which treats of the agency of electricity and galvanism in communicating magnetic properties.

 

ELECTRO-MOTION

n.The motion of electricity or galvanism, or the passing of it from one metal to another, by the attraction or influence of one metal plate in contact with another.

 

ELECTRO-MOTIVE

a.Producing electro-motion; as electro-motive power.

 

ELECTRO-NEGATIVE

a.Repelled by bodies negatively electrified, and attracted by those positively electrified.

 

ELECTRO-POSITIVE

a.Attracted by bodies negatively electrified, or by the negative pole of the galvanic arrangement.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

ELECTRO-

E *lec "tro-. Etym: [L. electrum amber. See Electric. ]

 

Defn: A prefix or combining form signifying pertaining to electricity, produced by electricity, producing or employing electricity, etc. ; as, electro-negative; electro-dynamic; electro- magnet.

 

ELECTRO-BALLISTIC

ELECTRO-BALLISTIC E *lec `tro-bal *lis "tic, a.

 

Defn: Pertaining to electro-ballistics.

 

ELECTRO-BALLISTICS

ELECTRO-BALLISTICS E *lec `tro-bal *lis "tics, n.

 

Defn: The art or science of measuring the force or velocity of projectiles by means of electricity.

 

ELECTRO-BIOLOGIST

ELECTRO-BIOLOGIST E *lec `tro-bi *ol "o *gist, n. (Biol.)

 

Defn: One versed in electro-biology.

 

ELECTRO-BIOLOGY

ELECTRO-BIOLOGY E *lec `tro-bi *ol "o *gy, n. (Biol.)

 

1. That branch of biology which treats of the electrical phenomena of living organisms.

 

2. That phase of mesmerism or animal magnetism, the phenomena of which are supposed to be produced by a form of electricity.

 

ELECTRO-BIOSCOPY

E *lec `tro-bi *os "co *py, n. Etym: [Electro- + Gr. -scopy.] (Biol.)

 

Defn: A method of determining the presence or absence of life in an animal organism with a current of electricity, by noting the presence or absence of muscular contraction.

 

ELECTRO-CAPILLARITY

ELECTRO-CAPILLARITY E *lec `tro-cap `il *lar "i *ty, n. (Physics )

 

Defn: The occurrence or production of certain capillary effects by the action of an electrical current or charge.

 

ELECTRO-CAPILLARY

ELECTRO-CAPILLARY E *lec `tro-cap "il *la *ry, a. (Physics )

 

Defn: Pert. to, or caused by, electro-capillarity.

 

ELECTRO-CHEMICAL

ELECTRO-CHEMICAL E *lec `tro-chem "ic *al, a.

 

Defn: Of or pertaining to electro-chemistry. Ure.

 

ELECTRO-CHEMISTRY

ELECTRO-CHEMISTRY E *lec `tro-chem "is *try, n.

 

Defn: That branch of science which treats of the relation of electricity to chemical changes.

 

ELECTRO-CHRONOGRAPH

E *lec `tro-chron "o *graph, n. (Astron. Physics )

 

Defn: An instrument for obtaining an accurate record of the time at which any observed phenomenon occurs, or of its duration. It has an electro-magnetic register connected with a clock. See Chronograph.

 

ELECTRO-CHRONOGRAPHIC

ELECTRO-CHRONOGRAPHIC E *lec `tro-chron `o *graph "ic, a.

 

Defn: Belonging to the electro-chronograph, or recorded by the aid of it.

 

ELECTRO-DYNAMIC; ELECTRO-DYNAMICAL

ELECTRO-DYNAMIC; ELECTRO-DYNAMICAL E *lec `tro-dy *nam "ic, E *lec `tro-dy *nam "ic *al, a. (Physics )

 

Defn: Pertaining to the movements or force of electric or galvanic currents; dependent on electric force.

 

ELECTRO-DYNAMICS

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.

 

ELECTRO-DYNAMOMETER

ELECTRO-DYNAMOMETER E *lec `tro-dy `na *mom "e *ter, n.

 

Defn: An instrument for measuring the strength of electro-dynamic currents.

 

ELECTRO-ENGRAVING

ELECTRO-ENGRAVING E *lec `tro-en *grav "ing, n.

 

Defn: The art or process of engraving by means of electricity.

 

ELECTRO-ETCHING

ELECTRO-ETCHING E *lec `tro-etch "ing, n.

 

Defn: A mode of etching upon metals by electrolytic action.

 

ELECTRO-GILDING

ELECTRO-GILDING E *lec `tro-gild "ing, n.

 

Defn: The art or process of gilding copper, iron, etc. , by means of voltaic electricity.

 

ELECTRO-GILT

ELECTRO-GILT E *lec "tro-gilt `, a.

 

Defn: Gilded by means of voltaic electricity.

 

ELECTRO-KINETIC

ELECTRO-KINETIC E *lec `tro-ki *net "ic, a.

 

Defn: Of or pertaining to electro-kinetics.

 

ELECTRO-KINETICS

ELECTRO-KINETICS E *lec `tro-ki *net "ics, n.

 

Defn: That branch of electrical science which treats of electricity in motion.

 

ELECTRO-MAGNET

ELECTRO-MAGNET E *lec `tro-mag "net, n.

 

Defn: 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 coil of wire through which a current of electricity is passing. The metal is generally in the form of a bar, either straight, or bent into the shape of a horseshoe.

 

ELECTRO-MAGNETIC

ELECTRO-MAGNETIC E *lec `tro-mag *net "ic, a.

 

Defn: Of, Pertaining to, or produced by, magnetism which is developed by the passage of an electric current. Electro-magnetic engine, an engine in which the motive force is electro-magnetism. -- Electro-magnetic theory of light (Physics ), a theory of light which makes it consist in the rapid alternation of transient electric currents moving transversely to the direction of the ray.

 

ELECTRO-MAGNETISM

ELECTRO-MAGNETISM E *lec `tro-mag "net *ism, n.

 

Defn: The magnetism developed by a current of electricity; the science which treats of the development of magnetism by means of voltaic electricity, and of the properties or actions of the currents evolved.

 

ELECTRO-METALLURGY

ELECTRO-METALLURGY E *lec `tro-met "al *lur `gy, n.

 

Defn: The act or art precipitating a metal electro-chemical action, by which a coating is deposited, on a prepared surface, as in electroplating and electrotyping; galvanoplasty.

 

ELECTRO-METRIC; ELECTRO-METRICAL

E *lec `tro-met "ric, E *lec `tro-met "ric *al, a. Etym: [Cf. F.électrométrique.]

 

Defn: Pertaining to electrometry; made by means of electrometer; as, an electrometrical experiment.

 

ELECTRO-MOTION

ELECTRO-MOTION E *lec `tro-mo "tion, n.

 

Defn: The motion of electricity or its passage from one metal to another in a voltaic circuit; mechanical action produced by means of electricity.

 

ELECTRO-MOTIVE

ELECTRO-MOTIVE E *lec `tro-mo "tive, a.

 

Defn: Producing electro-motion; producing, or tending to produce, electricity or an electric current; causing electrical action or effects. Electro-motive force (Physics ), the force which produces, or tends to produce, electricity, or an electric current; sometimes used to express the degree of electrification as equivalent to potential, or more properly difference of potential.

 

ELECTRO-MUSCULAR

ELECTRO-MUSCULAR E *lec `tro-mus "cu *lar, a. (Physiol.)

 

Defn: Pertaining the reaction (contraction ) of the muscles under electricity, or their sensibility to it.

 

ELECTRO-NEGATIVE

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, by the law that opposite electricities attract each other. (b ) Negative; nonmetallic; acid; -- opposed to positive, metallic, or basic.

 

ELECTRO-NEGATIVE

ELECTRO-NEGATIVE E *lec `tro-neg "a *tive, n. (Chem. & Physics )

 

Defn: A body which passes to the positive pole in electrolysis.

 

ELECTRO-PHYSIOLOGICAL

ELECTRO-PHYSIOLOGICAL E *lec `tro-phys `i *o *log "ic *al, a. (Physiol.)

 

Defn: Pertaining to electrical results produced through physiological agencies, or by change of action in a living organism.

 

ELECTRO-PHYSIOLOGY

ELECTRO-PHYSIOLOGY E *lec `tro-phys `i *ol "o *gy, n. (Physiol.)

 

Defn: That branch of physiology which treats of electric phenomena produced through physiological agencies.

 

ELECTRO-POLAR

ELECTRO-POLAR E *lec `tro-po "lar, a. (Physics )

 

Defn: Possessing electrical polarity; positively electrified at one end, or on one surface, and negatively at the other; -- said of a conductor.

 

ELECTRO-POSITIVE

ELECTRO-POSITIVE E *lec `tro-pos "i *tive, a.

 

1. (Physics )

 

Defn: Of such a nature relatively to some other associated body or bodies, as to tend to the negative pole of a voltaic battery, in electrolysis, while the associated body tends to the positive pole; - - the converse or correlative of electro-negative.

 

Note: An element that is electro-positive in one compound may be electro-negative in another, and vice versa.

 

2. (Chem. )

 

Defn: Hence: Positive; metallic; basic; -- distinguished from negative, nonmetallic, or acid.

 

ELECTRO-POSITIVE

ELECTRO-POSITIVE E *lec `tro-pos "i *tive, n. (Chem. & Physics )

 

Defn: A body which passes to the negative pole in electrolysis.

 

ELECTRO-PUNCTURATION; ELECTRO-PUNCTURING

ELECTRO-PUNCTURATION; ELECTRO-PUNCTURING E *lec `tro-punc `tu *ra "tion, E *lec `tro-punc `tur *ing, n. (Med. )

 

Defn: See Electropuncture.

 

ELECTRO-PUNCTURE

ELECTRO-PUNCTURE E *lec `tro-punc `ture, n. (Med. )

 

Defn: An operation that consists in inserting needless in the part affected, and connecting them with the poles of a galvanic apparatus.

 

ELECTRO-STEREOTYPE

ELECTRO-STEREOTYPE E *lec `tro-ste "re *o *type, n.

 

Defn: Same as Electrotype.

 

ELECTRO-TELEGRAPHIC

ELECTRO-TELEGRAPHIC E *lec `tro-tel `e *graph "ic, a.

 

Defn: Pertaining to the electric telegraph, or by means of it.

 

ELECTRO-TELEGRAPHY

ELECTRO-TELEGRAPHY E *lec `tro-te *leg "ra *phy, n.

 

Defn: The art or science of constructing or using the electric telegraph; the transmission of messages by means of the electric telegraph.

 

ELECTRO-THERAPEUTICS

ELECTRO-THERAPEUTICS E *lec `tro-ther `a *peu "tics, n. (Med. )

 

Defn: The branch of medical science which treats of the applications agent.

 

ELECTRO-THERMANCY

ELECTRO-THERMANCY E *lec `tro-ther "man *cy, n.

 

Defn: That branch of electrical science which treats of the effect of an electric current upon the temperature of a conductor, or a part of a circuit composed of two different metals.

 

ELECTRO-TINT

ELECTRO-TINT E *lec "tro-tint `, n. (Fine Arts )

 

Defn: A style of engraving in relief by means of voltaic electricity. A picture is drawn on a metallic plate with some material which resists the fluids of a battery; so that, in electro-typing, the parts not covered by the varnish, etc. , receive a deposition of metal, and produce the required copy in intaglio. A cast of this is then the plate for printing.

 

ELECTRO-VITAL

ELECTRO-VITAL E *lec `tro-vi "tal, a.

 

Defn: Derived from, or dependent upon, vital processes; -- said of certain electric currents supposed by some physiologists to circulate in the nerves of animals.

 

ELECTRO-VITALISM

ELECTRO-VITALISM E *lec `tro-vi "tal *ism, n. (Physiol.)

 

Defn: The theory that the functions of living organisms are dependent upon electricity or a kindred force.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

electro-

electro- |əˈlɛktroʊ | ▶comb. form 1 relating to or caused by electricity; involving electricity and …: electroconvulsive | electromagnetism. 2 relating to music characterized by the use of synthesizers or electronically created sounds: electropop.

 

electro-acupuncture

e lec tro-ac u punc ture (also electroacupuncture ) ▶noun acupuncture in which the needles used carry a mild electric current.

 

electro-hydraulic

electro-hydraul ¦ic ▶adjective relating to or denoting a hydraulic system that is powered or controlled electrically.

 

electro-selective pattern

electro-selective pattern (abbrev.: ESP ) ▶noun Photography a mode of automatic light-metering in a camera which compensates for differences in the brightness of the central and peripheral portions of the image.

 

Oxford Dictionary

electro-

electro- |ɪˈlɛktrəʊ | ▶combining form 1 relating to or caused by electricity; involving electricity and …: electroconvulsive | electromagnetism. 2 relating to music characterized by the use of synthesizers or electronically created sounds: electro-pop.

 

electro-acoustic

electro-acoustic |ɪlɛktrəʊəˈkuːstɪk | ▶adjective involving the direct conversion of electrical into acoustic energy or vice versa. • (of a guitar ) having both a pickup and a reverberating hollow body. ▶noun an electro-acoustic guitar.

 

electro-acupuncture

e lec tro-ac u punc ture (also electroacupuncture ) ▶noun acupuncture in which the needles used carry a mild electric current.

 

electro-hydraulic

electro-hydraul ¦ic ▶adjective relating to or denoting a hydraulic system that is powered or controlled electrically.

 

electro-oculogram

electro-oculogram |ɪˌlɛktrəʊˈɒkjələ (ʊ )gram | ▶noun a record produced by electro-oculography.

 

electro-oculography

electro-oculography |ɪˌlɛktrəʊɒkjəˈlɒgrəfi | ▶noun [ mass noun ] the measurement of the electrical potential between electrodes placed at points close to the eye, used to investigate eye movements especially in physiological research. DERIVATIVES electro-oculographic |-əˈgrafɪk |adjective

 

electro-optics

electro-optics ▶plural noun [ treated as sing. ] the branch of science that deals with the effect of electric fields on light and on the optical properties of substances. DERIVATIVES electro-optic adjective, electro-optical adjective

 

electro-osmosis

electro-osmosis ▶noun [ mass noun ] osmosis under the influence of an electric field. DERIVATIVES electro-osmotic adjective

 

electro-selective pattern

electro-selective pattern (abbrev.: ESP ) ▶noun Photography a mode of automatic light-metering in a camera which compensates for differences in the brightness of the central and peripheral portions of the image.

 

French Dictionary

électro-

électro- préf. préfixe Élément signifiant « électrique ». Note Technique Les mots composés avec le préfixe électro- s ’écrivent en un seul mot.

 

Spanish Dictionary

electro-

electro- Elemento prefijal de origen griego que entra en la formación de palabras con el significado de ‘eléctrico ’:electroimán, electrodinámica, electrógeno, electrocutar .

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

electro-

e lec tro- /ɪléktroʊ /接頭辞 〘電 〙1 電気に関する, 電気による ▸ electro- magnetic 電磁石の .2 電気的かつ …▸ electro- chemical 電気的かつ化学的な