electro-, electr-, electri-
(Greek > Latin: electric, electricity; from amber, resembling amber, generated from amber which when rubbed vigorously [as by friction], produced the effect of static electricity)
Electronics in our lives consists of numerous tools
Equipment which we use everyday relies on electronics to function including calculators, car controls, cameras, washing machines, medical scanners, mobile telephones, radar systems, computers; as well as many other applications or devices which are listed in this unit.
2. The coalescence of two cloud or rain drops brought about by polarization effects resulting from an external electric field.
2. A printing copier which employs principles of electrostatography or all of the processes involving the forming and uses of electrostatic charged patterns for recording and reproducing images.
3. A type of copier that employs the principles of photoconductivity and electrostatic attraction.
4. A copying machine in which a photosensitive material is electrically charged in the pattern of the original being copied, and the potential image is developed by applying a finely powdered carbon toner which has been oppositely charged.
Examples include Xerox and Electrofax copying processes.
3. The movement of an electron beam as a result of the electrostatic field produced by electrodes on either side of the beam.
It is primarily used in cathode-ray tubes for oscilloscopes and in old-fashioned television picture tubes.
The electron beam is bent toward a positive electrode and bent away from a negative electrode or it is attracted to a positive electrode and repelled by the negative electrostatic charges.
2. The detection, perception of, or determination and location of any type of solid body; such as, a mineral deposit or a mine, by measuring the associated electrostatic field that arises spontaneously or is induced by the detection equipment.
- Making surfaces on packages and containers for transporting vulnerable instruments conductive to prevent or to dissipate static buildup.
- Grounding conductive work surfaces.
- Requiring handlers to wear grounded, conductive wrist straps and conductive outer garments.
- Maintaining at least fifty percent relative humidity and active air ionization (static charges) in the work zone.
Static electricity can build on paper, plastic, or other non-conductors and be discharged by human skin (a finger) contact.
It can also be created by scuffing or rubbing one's shoes on a carpet or by brushing a non-conductor.
2. The potential energy that a collection of electric charges have as indicated by their positions as they relate to each other.
This is the opposite of that which is created between the two terminals of the loop.
The references or sources of information for compiling the words and definitions in this unit are listed at this Electronic Bibliography page or specific sources are indicated when they are appropriate.
A cross reference of word units that are related, directly and/or indirectly, with "electricity": galvano-; hodo-; ion-; piezo-; -tron; volt; biomechatronics, info; mechatronics, info.