Phrase Hound found 31 phrases and 816 compound words that contain electro. The most common are listed below. Open electro in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 31
- electro-pneumaticAlternative form of electropneumatic: electric and pneumatic
- electro-osmosisAlternative form of electroosmosis: the migration of ions in a solvent through the capillaries of a membrane under the influence of an applied electric field
- electro swingA music genre combining vintage or modern swing and jazz influences with house music and hip-hop.
- electro-funkAlternative form of electrofunk: Any of various genres of electronic dance music influenced by funk.
- electro-magnetAlternative form of electromagnet: A magnet which attracts metals only when electrically activated.
- electro-mechanicalAlternative form of electromechanical: Related to both electricity (or electronics) and mechanics.
- electro-opticalAlternative form of electrooptical: of or relating to both electricity and light.
- electro-opticsAlternative form of electrooptics: The study of the effects of an electric field on the optical properties of a material
- electro-popAlternative spelling of electropop: a genre fusing electronic and pop music; technopop
- electro-opticAlternative form of electrooptic: describing a system or material in which the optical properties (especially the refractive index) varies with an applied electric charge
- electro-encephalographyAlternative spelling of electroencephalography: The measurement and recording of electrical activity in the brain for diagnostic purposes.
- electro-magnetsplural of electro-magnet: A magnet which attracts metals only when electrically activated.
- electro-mechanical computerAlternative form of electromechanical computer: An early type of computer that used electromagnetic relays.
- electro-mechanical computersplural of electro-mechanical computer: An early type of computer that used electromagnetic relays.
- electro-capillaryAlternative form of electrocapillary: of or pertaining to electrocapillarity
- electro-slagAlternative form of electroslag: Metalworking process using heat from molten slag.
- electro-magneticsAlternative spelling of electromagnetics: electricity and magnetism, collectively, as a field of study
- electro-osmoticAlternative form of electroosmotic: of, pertaining to, or caused by electroosmosis
- electro-ultrafiltrationA process by which small particles are separated and removed from a liquid by being filtered through an ultrafiltration membrane by means of an electric field.
- electro-lethalerA device for stunning an animal with electricity before it is slaughtered.
- electro-retino-encephalographyAlternative form of electroretinoencephalography: An X-ray examination of the electrical activity in the retina and the brain in response to light.
- micro-electro-mechanicalAlternative form of microelectromechanical: Describing any very small electromechanical system or device that is larger than a nanoelectromechanical one.
- nano-electro-mechanicalAlternative form of nanoelectromechanical: Describing any electromechanical device or system whose dimensions are of the order of a nanometer
- magneto-electro-thermo-elasticSynonym of thermo-electro-magneto-elastic: Describing the interaction between thermal, electrical, magnetic and elastic properties in a material.
- magneto-electro-thermo-elasticitySynonym of thermo-electro-magneto-elasticity: The condition of being thermo-electro-magneto-elastic.
Compound words 816
- electromagneticRelating to electromagnetism.
- electrolyteA substance that, in solution or when molten, ionizes and conducts electricity.
- electrophoresisThe migration of electrically charged molecules through a medium under the influence of an electric field.
- electrolysisThe chemical change produced by passing an electric current through a conducting solution or a molten salt.
- electrocardiogramThe recording that an electrocardiograph produces.
- electrocutionDeliberate execution by electric shock, usually involving an electric chair.
- electroclashA music style from the late 1990s fusing dance music, punk and electronic.
- electrostaticsthe branch of physics that deals with static electricity; that is, with the force exerted by an unchanging electric field upon a charged object
- electroweakDescribing the combination of the electromagnetic and weak nuclear forces.
- electromyographyA technique for evaluating and recording the activation signal of muscles.