electro-, electr-, electri-
(Greek > Latin: electric, electricity)
From amber, resembling amber, generated from amber which when rubbed vigorously [as by friction], produced the effect of static electricity, as described by Dr. William Gilbert [1540-1603] in a treatise on the magnet in 1600.
electric
electrical
electric eels
A battery of electric eels.
electrician
electricians
1. An ohm of electricians.
2. A jolt of electricians.
electricity
An occupation in the science of physical phenomena involving electric charges and their effects when at rest and when in motion.
The word "electricity" was first used by the English physician Sir Thomas Browne (1605-1682) in 1646. The word "electrode" was coined by the English physicist and chemist Michael Faraday (1791-1867). The words "electrolysis" and "electrolyte" were introduced by Faraday at the suggestion of the Reverend William Whewell.
electrification
electrifier
electrify
electroacoustic locator; as in surgery
A device for locating foreign objects in the body by amplifying the sound made when the object is touched by a probe.
electroacoustics; as in acoustical engineering
The science, process, or practice of converting acoustic energy into electromagnetic energy or the reverse order.
electroacupuncture
A form of acupuncture using low frequency electrically stimulated needles to produce analgesia and anaesthesia and to treat disease.
electroanalgesia
Analgesia induced by using an electric current.
electroanalysis
electroanesthesia
Anesthesia produced by an electric current.
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