electrokinesis
English
Etymology
electro- + -kinesis
Noun
electrokinesis (uncountable)
- (physics) The transport of particles or fluid by means of an electric field acting on a fluid which has a net mobile charge.
- 2008, Nunes da Rocha et al., “Mobilisation of bacteria in a fine-grained residual soil by electrophoresis”, in Journal of Hazardous Materials, DOI: :
- These results demonstrate that electrokinesis can be used for bacteria transport in soils with low hydraulic conductivity, even against the electro-osmotic flow.
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- (fantasy, science fiction) The generation of electrical force using the mind alone.
- 2008, A. Lee Martinez, The Automatic Detective, →ISBN, page 138:
- But Grey's electrokinesis and Greenman's telekinesis put me in a tight spot.
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Synonyms
- (transport of particles or fluid): electrokinetics, electrohydrodynamics
Related terms
- electrokinetic
- electrophoresis
Translations
particle or fluid transport produced by an electrical field
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