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An American Dictionary of the English Language
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Springfield, Mass. · G. & C. Merriam · 1865
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E-lēe'tro-chēm'ie-al, a. p. 434Pertaining to electrochemistry. Ure.E-lĕc'tro-chēm'is-try, n. p. 434That science which treats of the agency of electricity in effecting chemical changes.E-lēe'tro-ehŕŏn'o-grāph, n. p. 434An instrument for accurately noting time, consisting of an electro-magnetic register connected with a clock, by means of which the seconds of the clock are spaced off in a series of marks on the…E-lēc'tro-chrŏn'o-grāph'ic, a. p. 434Belonging to the electro-chronograph, or recorded by the aid of it.E-lē'trōde, n. p. 434Either of the so-called poles of the voltaic circle.E-lēc'tro-dy-năm'ic, a. p. 434Pertaining to the movements or force of electric or galvanic currents; dependent on electric force.E-lēc'tro-dy-năm'ics, n. sing. p. 434The phenomena of electricity in motion. 2. The branch of science which treats of the properties of electric currents. [See Note under MATHEMATICS.]E-lĕc'tro-en-grāv'ing, n. p. 434The act or process of engraving by means of electricity.E-lĕc'tro-gīld'ing, n. p. 434The process of gilding copper, &c., by means of voltaic electricity.E-lē'c-tro-gilt, a. p. 434Gilded by means of voltaic electricity.Ē/lec-trŏl'o·gy, a. p. 434That branch of physical science which treats of the phenomena of electricity and its properties.Ē/lec-trōl'y-sis, n. p. 434The act or process of chemical decomposition, by the action of electricity, or galvanism.E-lēc'tro-lyte, n. p. 434A compound decomposable, or subjected to decomposition, by an electric current.E-lĕc'tro-ly'tic, a. p. 434Pertaining to electrolysis.E-lĕc'tro-lyz'a-ble, a. p. 434Capable of being electrolyzed, or decomposed by an electric current.E-lēc'tro-ly-zā'tion, n. p. 434The act or process of electrolyzing; decomposition by means of an electric current.E-lēc'tro-lȳze, v. t. p. 434To decompose by the direct action of electricity or galvanism. Faraday.E-lēc'tro-māg'net, n. p. 434A mass of soft iron, usually in the form of a bar, rendered temporarily magnetic by being placed within a coil of wire through which a current of electricity is passing.E-lĕc'tro-mag-nĕt'ic, a. p. 434Designating what pertains to magnetism, as connected with electricity, or affected by it; as, electro-magnetic phenomena.E-lēc'tro-māg'net-ism, n. p. 434That science which treats of the development of magnetism by means of voltaic electricity, and of the properties or actions of the currents evolved. Nichol.E-lēc'tro-met'al-lur'gy, n. p. 434The act of depositing metals, held in solution, as silver, gold, copper, &c., on prepared surfaces, through the agency of voltaic electricity or galvanism, answering the purposes of plating, and also…Ē/lec-trŏm'e-ter, n. p. 434<br>1. An instrument for measuring the quantity or intensity of electricity.<br>2. An instrument which indicates the presence of electricity; — usually called an electroscope.E-lĕc'tro-mĕt'ric-al, a. p. 434Pertaining to an electrometer; made by an electrometer; as, an electrometrical experiment.E-lĕc'tro-mō'tion, n. p. 434The motion of electricity or galvanism, or its passage from one metal to another in a voltaic circuit; mechanical action produced by means of electricity.E-lĕc'trō-mō'tive, a. p. 434Producing electro-motion; producing mechanical effects by means of electricity; as, electro-motive power.E-lĕc'tro-mō'tor, n. p. 434A mover of the electric fluid; a piece of apparatus for generating a current of electricity.E-lĕc'tron, n. p. 434Amber; also, the alloy called electrum. Coxe.E-lĕc'tro-nĕg'a-tĭve, a. p. 434Having the property of being attracted by an electro-positive body, or a tendency to pass to the positive pole in electrolysis.E-lĕc'tro-nĕg'a-tīve, n. p. 434A body which passes to the positive pole in electrolysis.Ē'lec-trŏph'o-rŭs, n. p. 434An instrument for exciting electricity, and repeating the charge indefinitely by induction, consisting of a flat, smooth cake of resin, as an electric, upon which is placed a corresponding plate of…E-lēe'tro-phys'i-o-lŏg'ie-al, a. p. 434Pertaining to electrical results produced through physiological agencies, or by change of action in a living being.E-lĕc/tro-phys/i-ōl'o-gy, n. p. 434Electric results produced through physiological agencies.E-lē'c'tro-plāte, v. t. p. 434To plate or cover with a coating of metal by means of electrolysis.E-lèc'tro-plàt'er, n. p. 434One who practices electro-plating.E-lĕc'tro-pō'lar, a. p. 434Positively electrified at one end, or on one surface, and negatively at the other;—said of a conductor.E-lĕc'tro-pŏs'i-tive, a. p. 434Of such a nature relatively to some other associated body or bodies, as to tend to the negative pole of a voltaic battery, while the associated body tends to the positive pole;—the converse or…E-lĕc'tro-pŏs'i-tive, n. p. 434A body which passes to the negative pole in electrolysis.E-lēc/tro-pūn'et-ū-rā'tion or E-lēc/tro-pūn'et/ūr-ing, n. p. 434(Surg.) The act of inserting two or more needles in the body, and connecting them with the poles of a galvanic apparatus.E-lĕc'tro-scōpe, n. p. 434An instrument for detecting changes in the electric state of bodies, or the species of electricity present, as by means of pith-balls, &c.; an electrometer.E-lēc'tro-stāt'ics, n. sing. p. 434That branch of science which treats of statical electricity. [See Note under MATHEMATICS.]E-lĕc'tro-tĕl'e-grāph'ic, a. p. 434Pertaining to the electric telegraph, or by means of it.E-lĕc'tro-thĕr'man-cy, n. p. 434That branch of electrical science which treats of the effect of an electric current upon the temperature of a conductor, or part of a circuit composed of two different metals.E-lĕc'tro-tint, n. p. 434A style of etching by means of galvanism. A picture is drawn on a metallic plate with some material which resists the fluids of a battery; so that, in electrotyping, the parts not covered by the…E-lĕc'tro-tŏn'ic, a. p. 434Of, or pertaining to, electrical tension;—said of the peculiar latent state of a conducting body during its exposure to the action of an electric current.E-lē c'tro-tȳpe, n. p. 434A copy or stereotype taken by electrotypy, or the process by which this is effected.E-lĕc'tro-tȳpe, v. t. p. 434To stereotype or take copies of by electrotypy.E-lĕc'tro-tȳp'er, n. p. 434One who practices electrotypy.E-lĕc'tro-typ'ic, a. p. 434Pertaining to, or effected by means of, electrotypy.E-lĕc'tro-typ'y, n. p. 434The process of copying metals, engravings, &c., and of making stereotype plates by means of electric deposition.E-lĕc'tro-vī'tal, a. p. 434Derived from, or dependent upon, vital processes;—said of certain electric currents supposed by some physiologists to circulate in the nerves of animals.E-lĕc'trum, n. p. 435Amber. See ELECTER. 2. An alloy of gold and silver, of an amber color, used by the ancients.E-lĕc'tŭ-a-ry, n. p. 435(Med.) A medicine composed of powders, or other ingredients, incorporated with some conserve, honey, or sirup; a confection.Ĕl'e-mōs'y-na-ri-ly, adv. p. 435In an eleemosynary manner; by charity; charitably.ĕl`e-mōs'y-na-ry, a. p. 435Relating to charity, alms, or alms-giving; intended for the distribution of charity; as, an eleemosynary corporation. 2. Given in charity or alms; founded by charity; as, an eleemosynary hospital or…Ĕl/e-mōs'y-na-ry, n. p. 435One who subsists on charity; a dependent. South.El'e-gance or El'e-gan-cy, n. p. 435The state or quality of being elegant; beauty as resulting from the complete absence of that which deforms or impresses unpleasantly; grace given by art or practice; refinement;—said of manners…Ĕl'e-gant, a. p. 435Pleasing by acquired or imparted grace and beauty; possessed of unusual and impressive attractions; exciting admiration and approbation by symmetry, completeness, freedom from blemish, and the like…Ĕl'e-gant-ly, adv. p. 435In a manner to please; with elegance; with due symmetry; richly.E-lē’gi-ae or Ēl’e-gī’ae, a. p. 435Belonging to elegy, or written in elegiacs; plaintive; expressing sorrow or lamentation; as, an elegiac lay; elegiac strains. “Elegiac griefs, and songs of love.” E. B. Browning. 2. Used in elegies…E-lē'gi-ae or El'e-gi-ae, n. p. 435Elegiac verse. Warton.