electrokinetic

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adjective

Describing any of several phenomena in which electric charge causes movement

OriginEnglish kinetic ← Ancient Greek κινητικός (kinētikós) ← Proto-Indo-European *keyh₂- →
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Meanings

adjectiveelectrokinetic (not comparable)
  1. not comparablenatural sciencesDescribing any of several phenomena in which electric charge causes movement
  2. not comparablenatural sciencesDescribing the heating effect of an electric current

Origin

  1. Frenchélectro-
  2. Ancient Greekἤλεκτρον (ḗlektron)
  3. Latinēlectrum
  4. Latinelectro-
  5. Englishelectro-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*keyh₂-
  7. Ancient Greekκῑνέω (kīnéō)
  8. Ancient Greekκῑ́νησῐς (kī́nēsĭs)
  9. Ancient Greekκινητικός (kinētikós)
  10. Englishkinetic
  11. Englishelectrokinetic

From electro- + kinetic.

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APA

electrokinetic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/electrokinetic

MLA

“electrokinetic.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/electrokinetic. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “electrokinetic,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/electrokinetic.

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