Part 3656

<h1>Electro-ballistic</h1> <Xpage=477>

<hw>E*lec`tro-bal*lis"tic</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <def>Pertaining to electro-ballistics.</def>

<h1>Electro-ballistics</h1> <Xpage=477>

<hw>E*lec`tro-bal*lis"tics</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>The art or science of measuring the force or velocity of projectiles by means of electricity.</def>

<h1>Electro-biologist</h1> <Xpage=477>

<hw>E*lec`tro-bi*ol"o*gist</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <fld>(Biol.)</fld> <def>One versed in electro-biology.</def>

<h1>Electro-biology</h1> <Xpage=477>

<hw>E*lec`tro-bi*ol"o*gy</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <fld>(Biol.)</fld>

<p><b>1.</b> <def>That branch of biology which treats of the electrical phenomena of living organisms.</def>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>That phase of mesmerism or animal magnetism, the phenomena of which are supposed to be produced by a form of electricity.</def>

<h1>Electro-bioscopy</h1> <Xpage=477>

<hw>E*lec`tro-bi*os"co*py</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[<ets>Electro-</ets> + Gr. <?/ life + <ets>-scopy</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Biol.)</fld> <def>A method of determining the presence or absence of life in an animal organism with a current of electricity, by noting the presence or absence of muscular contraction.</def>

<h1>Electro-capillarity</h1> <Xpage=477>

<hw>E*lec`tro-cap`il*lar"i*ty</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <fld>(Physics)</fld> <def>The occurrence or production of certain capillary effects by the action of an electrical current or charge.</def>

<h1>Electro-capillary</h1> <Xpage=477>

<hw>E*lec`tro-cap"il*la*ry</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <fld>(Physics)</fld> <def>Pert. to, or caused by, electro-capillarity.</def>

<h1>Electro-chemical</h1> <Xpage=477>

<hw>E*lec`tro-chem"ic*al</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <def>Of or pertaining to electro-chemistry.</def>

<i>Ure.</i>

<h1>Electro-chemistry</h1> <Xpage=477>

<hw>E*lec`tro-chem"is*try</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>That branch of science which treats of the relation of electricity to chemical changes.</def>

<h1>Electro-chronograph</h1> <Xpage=477>

<hw>E*lec`tro-chron"o*graph</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <fld>(Astron. Physics)</fld> <def>An instrument for obtaining an accurate record of the time at which any observed phenomenon occurs, or of its duration. It has an electro-magnetic register connected with a clock. See <er>Chronograph</er>.</def>

<h1>Electro-chronographic</h1> <Xpage=477>

<hw>E*lec`tro-chron`o*graph"ic</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <def>Belonging to the electro-chronograph, or recorded by the aid of it.</def>

<h1>Electrocute</h1> <Xpage=477>

<hw>E*lec"tro*cute`</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>v. t.</tt> <ety>[<ets>Electro-</ets> + <ets>cute</ets> in <ets>execute</ets>.]</ety> <def>To execute or put to death by electricity. -- <wordforms><wf>E*lec`tro*cu"tion</wf>, <tt>n.</tt></wordforms> <note>[<i>Recent</i>; <i>Newspaper words</i>]</note></def>

<h1>Electrode</h1> <Xpage=477>