Meanings
- uncountablenatural sciencesThe transport of particles or fluid by means of an electric field acting on a fluid which has a net mobile charge.
These results demonstrate that electrokinesis can be used for bacteria transport in soils with low hydraulic conductivity, even against the electro-osmotic flow.
2008, Nunes da Rocha et al., “Mobilisation of bacteria in a fine-grained residual soil by electrophoresis”, in Journal of Hazardous Materials, →DOISynonyms: electrokinetics, electrohydrodynamics
- uncountablefantasyThe generation of electrical force using the mind alone.
But Grey's electrokinesis and Greenman's telekinesis put me in a tight spot.
2008, A. Lee Martinez, The Automatic Detective, →ISBN, page 138
Synonyms & antonyms
nounThe transport of particles or fluid by means of an electric field acting on a fluid which has a net mobile charge.
Origin
Translations
French électrokinésie
- électrokinésieparticle or fluid transport produced by an electrical field
German Elektrokinese
- Elektrokineseparticle or fluid transport produced by an electrical field
Korean 전기역학
- 전기역학 (jeon'giyeokhak)particle or fluid transport produced by an electrical field
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electrokinesis. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/electrokinesis
“electrokinesis.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/electrokinesis. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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