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2electricity — /i lek tris i tee, ee lek /, n. 1. See electric charge. 2. See electric current. 3. the science dealing with electric charges and currents. 4. a state or feeling of excitement, anticipation, tension, etc. [1640 50; ELECTRIC + ITY] * * *… …
3Action potential — In physiology, an action potential is a short lasting event in which the electrical membrane potential of a cell rapidly rises and falls, following a consistent trajectory. Action potentials occur in several types of animal cells, called… …
4Hydrophobe — In chemistry, hydrophobicity (from the combining form of water in Attic Greek hydro and for fear phobos ) refers to the physical property of a molecule (known as a hydrophobe) that is repelled from a mass of water [Aryeh Ben Na im Hydrophobic… …
5Lightning — This article is about the atmospheric electrical phenomenon. For other uses, see Lightning (disambiguation). See also: Lightning strike Lightning striking Atlanta, United States Lightning is an atmospheric electrostatic discharge (spar …
6capacitor dielectric and piezoelectric ceramics — ▪ ceramics Introduction advanced industrial materials that, by virtue of their poor electrical conductivity, are useful in the production of electrical storage or generating devices. Capacitors (capacitor) are devices that store… …
7end-plate potential — ▪ physiology chemically induced change in electric potential of the motor end plate, the portion of the muscle cell membrane that lies opposite the terminal of a nerve fibre at the neuromuscular junction. The end plate membrane is… …
8Zinco-polar — in co po lar, a. [Zinco + polar.] (Elec.) Electrically polarized like the surface of the zinc presented to the acid in a battery, which has zincous affinity. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] …
9Terahertz time-domain spectroscopy — In physics, terahertz time domain spectroscopy (THz TDS) is a spectroscopic technique where a special generation and detection scheme is used to probe material properties with short pulses of terahertz radiation. The generation and detection… …
10Electrorotation — is the circular movement of an electrically polarized particle. Similar to the slip of an electric motor, it can arise from a phase lag between an applied rotating electric field and the respective relaxation processes and may thus be used to… …
