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Electro-
(gcide) | Electro- \E*lec"tro-\ [L. electrum amber. See Electric.]
A prefix or combining form signifying pertaining to
electricity, produced by electricity, producing or employing
electricity, etc.; as, electro-negative; electro-dynamic;
electro-magnet.
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Electro
(gcide) | Electro \E*lec"tro\, n.
An electrotype.
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electro-acoustic transducer
(encz) | electro-acoustic transducer, n: |
advanced electro-optical system
(czen) | Advanced Electro-Optical System,AEOS[zkr.] [voj.] Zdeněk Brož a
automatický překlad |
electro-optical
(czen) | Electro-Optical,EO[zkr.] [voj.] Zdeněk Brož a automatický překlad |
electro-optical/infrared
(czen) | Electro-optical/Infrared,EO/IR[zkr.] [voj.] Zdeněk Brož a automatický
překlad |
Anelectrode
(gcide) | Anelectrode \An`e*lec"trode\, n. [Gr. ? up + E. electrode.]
(Elec.)
The positive pole of a voltaic battery.
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Anelectrotonus
(gcide) | Anelectrotonus \An`e*lec*trot"o*nus\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ? up + E.
electrotonus.] (Physiol.)
The condition of decreased irritability of a nerve in the
region of the positive electrode or anode on the passage of a
current of electricity through it. --Foster.
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Balance electrometer
(gcide) | Balance \Bal"ance\ (b[a^]l"ans), n. [OE. balaunce, F. balance,
fr. L. bilanx, bilancis, having two scales; bis twice (akin
to E. two) + lanx plate, scale.]
1. An apparatus for weighing.
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Note: In its simplest form, a balance consists of a beam or
lever supported exactly in the middle, having two
scales or basins of equal weight suspended from its
extremities. Another form is that of the Roman balance,
our steelyard, consisting of a lever or beam, suspended
near one of its extremities, on the longer arm of which
a counterpoise slides. The name is also given to other
forms of apparatus for weighing bodies, as to the
combinations of levers making up platform scales; and
even to devices for weighing by the elasticity of a
spring.
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2. Act of weighing mentally; comparison; estimate.
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A fair balance of the advantages on either side.
--Atterbury.
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3. Equipoise between the weights in opposite scales.
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4. The state of being in equipoise; equilibrium; even
adjustment; steadiness.
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And hung a bottle on each side
To make his balance true. --Cowper.
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The order and balance of the country were destroyed.
--Buckle.
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English workmen completely lose their balance. --J.
S. Mill.
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5. An equality between the sums total of the two sides of an
account; as, to bring one's accounts to a balance; --
also, the excess on either side; as, the balance of an
account. "A balance at the banker's." --Thackeray.
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I still think the balance of probabilities leans
towards the account given in the text. --J. Peile.
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6. (Horol.) A balance wheel, as of a watch, or clock. See
Balance wheel (in the Vocabulary).
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7. (Astron.)
(a) The constellation Libra.
(b) The seventh sign in the Zodiac, called Libra, which
the sun enters at the equinox in September.
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8. A movement in dancing. See Balance, v. t., 8.
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Balance electrometer, a kind of balance, with a poised
beam, which indicates, by weights suspended from one arm,
the mutual attraction of oppositely electrified surfaces.
--Knight.
Balance fish. (Zool.) See Hammerhead.
Balance knife, a carving or table knife the handle of which
overbalances the blade, and so keeps it from contact with
the table.
Balance of power (Politics), such an adjustment of power
among sovereign states that no one state is in a position
to interfere with the independence of the others;
international equilibrium; also, the ability (of a state
or a third party within a state) to control the relations
between sovereign states or between dominant parties in a
state.
Balance sheet (Bookkeeping), a paper showing the balances
of the open accounts of a business, the debit and credit
balances footing up equally, if the system of accounts be
complete and the balances correctly taken.
Balance thermometer, a thermometer mounted as a balance so
that the movement of the mercurial column changes the
inclination of the tube. With the aid of electrical or
mechanical devices adapted to it, it is used for the
automatic regulation of the temperature of rooms warmed
artificially, and as a fire alarm.
Balance of torsion. See Torsion Balance.
Balance of trade (Pol. Econ.), an equilibrium between the
money values of the exports and imports of a country; or
more commonly, the amount required on one side or the
other to make such an equilibrium.
Balance valve, a valve whose surfaces are so arranged that
the fluid pressure tending to seat, and that tending to
unseat, the valve, are nearly in equilibrium; esp., a
puppet valve which is made to operate easily by the
admission of steam to both sides. See Puppet valve.
Hydrostatic balance. See under Hydrostatic.
To lay in balance, to put up as a pledge or security.
[Obs.] --Chaucer.
To strike a balance, to find out the difference between the
debit and credit sides of an account.
[1913 Webster]Electrometer \E`lec*trom"e*ter\, n. [Electro- + -meter: cf. F.
['e]lectrom[`e]tre.] (Physics)
An instrument for measuring the quantity or intensity of
electricity; also, sometimes, and less properly, applied to
an instrument which indicates the presence of electricity
(usually called an electroscope).
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Balance electrometer. See under Balance. Electro-metric |
Catelectrode
(gcide) | Catelectrode \Cat`e*lec"trode\, n. [Pref. cata + elecrode.]
(Physics)
The negative electrode or pole of a voltaic battery.
--Faraday.
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Catelectrotonic
(gcide) | Catelectrotonic \Cat`e*lec`tro*ton"ic\, a. (Physics)
Relating to, or characterized by, catelectrotonus.
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Catelectrotonus
(gcide) | Catelectrotonus \Cat`e*lec*trot"o*nus\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ? down
+ ? (see Electro-) + ? tone.] (Physics)
The condition of increased irritability of a nerve in the
region of the cathode or negative electrode, on the passage
of a current of electricity through it.
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Coelectron
(gcide) | Coelectron \Co`e*lec"tron\, n.
See Electron.
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Condensing electroscope
(gcide) | Electroscope \E*lec"tro*scope\, n. [Electro- + -scope: cf. F.
['e]lectroscope.] (Physics)
An instrument for detecting the presence of electricity, or
changes in the electric state of bodies, or the species of
electricity present, as by means of pith balls, and the like.
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Condensing electroscope (Physics), a form of electroscope
in which an increase of sensibility is obtained by the use
of a condenser.
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Electro
(gcide) | Electro- \E*lec"tro-\ [L. electrum amber. See Electric.]
A prefix or combining form signifying pertaining to
electricity, produced by electricity, producing or employing
electricity, etc.; as, electro-negative; electro-dynamic;
electro-magnet.
[1913 Webster]Electro \E*lec"tro\, n.
An electrotype.
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Electro-ballistic
(gcide) | Electro-ballistic \E*lec`tro-bal*lis"tic\, a.
Pertaining to electro-ballistics.
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Electro-ballistics
(gcide) | Electro-ballistics \E*lec`tro-bal*lis"tics\, n.
The art or science of measuring the force or velocity of
projectiles by means of electricity.
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Electro-biologist
(gcide) | Electro-biologist \E*lec`tro-bi*ol"o*gist\, n. (Biol.)
One versed in electro-biology.
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Electro-biology
(gcide) | Electro-biology \E*lec`tro-bi*ol"o*gy\, n. (Biol.)
1. That branch of biology which treats of the electrical
phenomena of living organisms.
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2. That phase of mesmerism or animal magnetism, the phenomena
of which are supposed to be produced by a form of
electricity.
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Electro-bioscopy
(gcide) | Electro-bioscopy \E*lec`tro-bi*os"co*py\, n. [Electro- + Gr. ?
life + -scopy.] (Biol.)
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.
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Electro-capillarity
(gcide) | Electro-capillarity \E*lec`tro-cap`il*lar"i*ty\, n. (Physics)
The occurrence or production of certain capillary effects by
the action of an electrical current or charge.
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Electro-capillary
(gcide) | Electro-capillary \E*lec`tro-cap"il*la*ry\, a. (Physics)
Pert. to, or caused by, electro-capillarity.
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electrocardiogram
(gcide) | cardiogram \car"di*o*gram`\, n. [Gr. kardi`a heart + -gram.]
(Physiol.)
Any instrumental record made of heart activity, especially
the curve or tracing made by a cardiograph. Sometimes used
synonymously with electrocardiogram.
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Electro-chemical
(gcide) | Electro-chemical \E*lec`tro-chem"ic*al\, a.
Of or pertaining to electro-chemistry. --Ure.
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Electro-chemistry
(gcide) | Electro-chemistry \E*lec`tro-chem"is*try\, n.
That branch of science which treats of the relation of
electricity to chemical changes.
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Electro-chronograph
(gcide) | Electro-chronograph \E*lec`tro-chron"o*graph\, n. (Astron.
Physics)
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
Chronograph.
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Electro-chronographic
(gcide) | Electro-chronographic \E*lec`tro-chron`o*graph"ic\, a.
Belonging to the electro-chronograph, or recorded by the aid
of it.
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Electrocute
(gcide) | Electrocute \E*lec"tro*cute`\, v. t. [Electro- + cute in
execute.]
To execute or put to death by electricity. --
E*lec`tro*cu"tion, n.
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Electrocution
(gcide) | Electrocute \E*lec"tro*cute`\, v. t. [Electro- + cute in
execute.]
To execute or put to death by electricity. --
E*lec`tro*cu"tion, n.
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1. execution by electricity.
Note: Electrocution as a form of punishment for crime is
usually carried out while the victim is sitting in a
chair specially designed for the purpose, called an
electric chair, fitted with electrodes that contact the
head and limbs. To be executed in such a manner is
sometimes referred to in grim humor as to {ride the
lightning}.
Syn: burning.
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2. killing by electric shock.
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electrocution
(gcide) | Electrocute \E*lec"tro*cute`\, v. t. [Electro- + cute in
execute.]
To execute or put to death by electricity. --
E*lec`tro*cu"tion, n.
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1. execution by electricity.
Note: Electrocution as a form of punishment for crime is
usually carried out while the victim is sitting in a
chair specially designed for the purpose, called an
electric chair, fitted with electrodes that contact the
head and limbs. To be executed in such a manner is
sometimes referred to in grim humor as to {ride the
lightning}.
Syn: burning.
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2. killing by electric shock.
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electrocutioner
(gcide) | electrocutioner \electrocutioner\ n.
an executioner who uses electricity to kill the condemned
person.
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Electrode
(gcide) | Electrode \E*lec"trode\ ([-e]*l[e^]k"tr[=o]d), n. [Electro- +
Gr. "odo`s way, path: cf. F. ['e]lectrode.] (Elec.)
a conducting object by which electricity is conveyed into or
from a solution or other non-metallic conducting medium;
esp., the ends of the wires or conductors, leading from
source of electricity, and terminating in the medium
traversed by the current.
Note: Electrodes may be specially designed or made of a
special material for particular purposes, as for
example silver electrodes used in electroplating.
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Electro-dynamic
(gcide) | Electro-dynamic \E*lec`tro-dy*nam"ic\, Electro-dynamical
\E*lec`tro-dy*nam"ic*al\, a. (Physics)
Pertaining to the movements or force of electric or galvanic
currents; dependent on electric force.
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Electro-dynamic induction
(gcide) | Induction \In*duc"tion\, n. [L. inductio: cf. F. induction. See
Induct.]
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1. The act or process of inducting or bringing in;
introduction; entrance; beginning; commencement.
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I know not you; nor am I well pleased to make this
time, as the affair now stands, the induction of
your acquaintance. --Beau. & Fl.
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These promises are fair, the parties sure,
And our induction dull of prosperous hope. --Shak.
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2. An introduction or introductory scene, as to a play; a
preface; a prologue. [Obs.]
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This is but an induction: I will draw
The curtains of the tragedy hereafter. --Massinger.
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3. (Philos.) The act or process of reasoning from a part to a
whole, from particulars to generals, or from the
individual to the universal; also, the result or inference
so reached.
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Induction is an inference drawn from all the
particulars. --Sir W.
Hamilton.
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Induction is the process by which we conclude that
what is true of certain individuals of a class, is
true of the whole class, or that what is true at
certain times will be true in similar circumstances
at all times. --J. S. Mill.
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4. The introduction of a clergyman into a benefice, or of an
official into a office, with appropriate acts or
ceremonies; the giving actual possession of an
ecclesiastical living or its temporalities.
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5. (Math.) A process of demonstration in which a general
truth is gathered from an examination of particular cases,
one of which is known to be true, the examination being so
conducted that each case is made to depend on the
preceding one; -- called also successive induction.
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6. (Physics) The property by which one body, having
electrical or magnetic polarity, causes or induces it in
another body without direct contact; an impress of
electrical or magnetic force or condition from one body on
another without actual contact.
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Electro-dynamic induction, the action by which a variable
or interrupted current of electricity excites another
current in a neighboring conductor forming a closed
circuit.
Electro-magnetic induction, the influence by which an
electric current produces magnetic polarity in certain
bodies near or around which it passes.
Electro-static induction, the action by which a body
possessing a charge of statical electricity develops a
charge of statical electricity of the opposite character
in a neighboring body.
Induction coil, an apparatus producing induced currents of
great intensity. It consists of a coil or helix of stout
insulated copper wire, surrounded by another coil of very
fine insulated wire, in which a momentary current is
induced, when a current (as from a voltaic battery),
passing through the inner coil, is made, broken, or
varied. The inner coil has within it a core of soft iron,
and is connected at its terminals with a condenser; --
called also inductorium, and Ruhmkorff's coil.
Induction pipe, Induction port, or Induction valve, a
pipe, passageway, or valve, for leading or admitting a
fluid to a receiver, as steam to an engine cylinder, or
water to a pump.
Magnetic induction, the action by which magnetic polarity
is developed in a body susceptible to magnetic effects
when brought under the influence of a magnet.
Magneto-electric induction, the influence by which a magnet
excites electric currents in closed circuits.
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Logical induction, (Philos.), an act or method of reasoning
from all the parts separately to the whole which they
constitute, or into which they may be united collectively;
the operation of discovering and proving general
propositions; the scientific method.
Philosophical induction, the inference, or the act of
inferring, that what has been observed or established in
respect to a part, individual, or species, may, on the
ground of analogy, be affirmed or received of the whole to
which it belongs. This last is the inductive method of
Bacon. It ascends from the parts to the whole, and forms,
from the general analogy of nature, or special
presumptions in the case, conclusions which have greater
or less degrees of force, and which may be strengthened or
weakened by subsequent experience and experiment. It
relates to actual existences, as in physical science or
the concerns of life. Logical induction is founded on the
necessary laws of thought; philosophical induction, on the
interpretation of the indications or analogy of nature.
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Syn: Deduction.
Usage: Induction, Deduction. In induction we observe a
sufficient number of individual facts, and, on the
ground of analogy, extend what is true of them to
others of the same class, thus arriving at general
principles or laws. This is the kind of reasoning in
physical science. In deduction we begin with a general
truth, which is already proven or provisionally
assumed, and seek to connect it with some particular
case by means of a middle term, or class of objects,
known to be equally connected with both. Thus, we
bring down the general into the particular, affirming
of the latter the distinctive qualities of the former.
This is the syllogistic method. By induction Franklin
established the identity of lightning and electricity;
by deduction he inferred that dwellings might be
protected by lightning rods.
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Electro-dynamical
(gcide) | Electro-dynamic \E*lec`tro-dy*nam"ic\, Electro-dynamical
\E*lec`tro-dy*nam"ic*al\, a. (Physics)
Pertaining to the movements or force of electric or galvanic
currents; dependent on electric force.
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Electro-dynamics
(gcide) | Electro-dynamics \E*lec`tro-dy*nam"ics\, n.
1. The phenomena of electricity in motion.
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2. The branch of science which treats of the properties of
electric currents; dynamical electricity.
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Electro-dynamometer
(gcide) | Electro-dynamometer \E*lec`tro-dy`na*mom"e*ter\, n.
An instrument for measuring the strength of electro-dynamic
currents.
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Electro-engraving
(gcide) | Electro-engraving \E*lec`tro-en*grav"ing\, n.
The art or process of engraving by means of electricity.
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Electro-etching
(gcide) | Electro-etching \E*lec`tro-etch"ing\, n.
A mode of etching upon metals by electrolytic action.
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Electrogenesis
(gcide) | Electrogenesis \E*lec`tro*gen"e*sis\, n. [Electro- + genesis.]
(Physiol.)
Same as Electrogeny.
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Electrogenic
(gcide) | Electrogenic \E*lec`tro*gen"ic\, a. (Physiol.)
Of or pertaining to electrogenesis; as, an electrogenic
condition.
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Electrogeny
(gcide) | Electrogeny \E`lec*trog"e*ny\, n. [Electro- + Gr. ? to produce.]
(Physiol.)
A term sometimes applied to the effects (tetanus) produced in
the muscles of the limbs, when a current of electricity is
passed along the spinal cord or nerves.
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Electro-gilding
(gcide) | Electro-gilding \E*lec`tro-gild"ing\, n.
The art or process of gilding copper, iron, etc., by means of
voltaic electricity.
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Electro-gilt
(gcide) | Electro-gilt \E*lec"tro-gilt`\, a.
Gilded by means of voltaic electricity.
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Electrograph
(gcide) | Electrograph \E*lec"tro*graph\, n. [Electro- + -graph.]
1. A mark, record, or tracing, made by the action of
electricity.
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2. An apparatus, controlled by electric devices, used to
trace designs for etching.
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3. An instrument for the reproduction at a distance of
pictures, maps, etc., by means of electricity. [archaic]
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4. An image made by the R["o]ntgen rays; a sciagraph.
[archaic]
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5. A cinematograph using the arc light. [archaic]
[Webster 1913 Suppl.]Cinematograph \Cin`e*mat"o*graph\, n. [Gr. ?, ?, motion +
-graph.]
1. an older name for a movie projector, a machine,
combining magic lantern and kinetoscope features, for
projecting on a screen a series of pictures, moved rapidly
(25 to 50 frames per second) and intermittently before an
objective lens, and producing by persistence of vision the
illusion of continuous motion; a moving-picture projector;
also, any of several other machines or devices producing
moving pictorial effects. Other older names for the {movie
projector} are animatograph, biograph, bioscope,
electrograph, electroscope, kinematograph,
kinetoscope, veriscope, vitagraph, vitascope,
zoogyroscope, zoopraxiscope, etc.
The cinematograph, invented by Edison in 1894, is
the result of the introduction of the flexible film
into photography in place of glass. --Encyc. Brit.
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2. A camera for taking chronophotographs for exhibition by
the instrument described above.
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electrograph
(gcide) | Electrograph \E*lec"tro*graph\, n. [Electro- + -graph.]
1. A mark, record, or tracing, made by the action of
electricity.
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2. An apparatus, controlled by electric devices, used to
trace designs for etching.
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3. An instrument for the reproduction at a distance of
pictures, maps, etc., by means of electricity. [archaic]
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4. An image made by the R["o]ntgen rays; a sciagraph.
[archaic]
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5. A cinematograph using the arc light. [archaic]
[Webster 1913 Suppl.]Cinematograph \Cin`e*mat"o*graph\, n. [Gr. ?, ?, motion +
-graph.]
1. an older name for a movie projector, a machine,
combining magic lantern and kinetoscope features, for
projecting on a screen a series of pictures, moved rapidly
(25 to 50 frames per second) and intermittently before an
objective lens, and producing by persistence of vision the
illusion of continuous motion; a moving-picture projector;
also, any of several other machines or devices producing
moving pictorial effects. Other older names for the {movie
projector} are animatograph, biograph, bioscope,
electrograph, electroscope, kinematograph,
kinetoscope, veriscope, vitagraph, vitascope,
zoogyroscope, zoopraxiscope, etc.
The cinematograph, invented by Edison in 1894, is
the result of the introduction of the flexible film
into photography in place of glass. --Encyc. Brit.
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2. A camera for taking chronophotographs for exhibition by
the instrument described above.
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Electrographic
(gcide) | Electrographic \E*lec`tro*graph"ic\, a.
Of or pertaining to an electrograph or electrography.
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Electrography
(gcide) | Electrography \E*lec*trog"ra*phy\, n.
1. The art or process of making electrographs or using an
electrograph.
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2. = Galvanography.
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Electro-kinetic
(gcide) | Electro-kinetic \E*lec`tro-ki*net"ic\, a.
Of or pertaining to electro-kinetics.
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Electro-kinetics
(gcide) | Electro-kinetics \E*lec`tro-ki*net"ics\, n.
That branch of electrical science which treats of electricity
in motion.
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Electrolier
(gcide) | Electrolier \E*lec`tro*lier"\, n. [Formed from electric in
imitation of chandelier.]
A branching frame, often of ornamental design, to support
electric illuminating lamps.
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Electrology
(gcide) | Electrology \E`lec*trol"o*gy\, n. [Electro- + -logy.]
That branch of physical science which treats of the phenomena
of electricity and its properties.
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Electrolysis
(gcide) | Electrolysis \E`lec*trol"y*sis\, n. [Electro- + Gr. ? a loosing,
dissolving, fr. ? to loose, dissolve.] (Physics & Chem.)
The act or process of chemical decomposition, by the action
of electricity; as, the electrolysis of silver or nickel for
plating; the electrolysis of water.
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Electrolyte
(gcide) | Electrolyte \E*lec"tro*lyte\, n. [Electro- + Gr. ? a dissoluble:
cf. F. ['e]lectrolyte.] (Physics & Chem.)
A compound decomposable, or subjected to decomposition, by an
electric current. Electrolytic |
Electrolytic
(gcide) | Electrolytic \E*lec`tro*lyt"ic\, Electrolytical
\E*lec`tro*lyt"ic*al\, a. [Cf. F. ['e]lectrolytique.]
Pertaining to electrolysis; as, electrolytic action. --
E*lec`tro*lyt"ic*al*ly, adv.
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Electrolytical
(gcide) | Electrolytic \E*lec`tro*lyt"ic\, Electrolytical
\E*lec`tro*lyt"ic*al\, a. [Cf. F. ['e]lectrolytique.]
Pertaining to electrolysis; as, electrolytic action. --
E*lec`tro*lyt"ic*al*ly, adv.
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Electrolytically
(gcide) | Electrolytic \E*lec`tro*lyt"ic\, Electrolytical
\E*lec`tro*lyt"ic*al\, a. [Cf. F. ['e]lectrolytique.]
Pertaining to electrolysis; as, electrolytic action. --
E*lec`tro*lyt"ic*al*ly, adv.
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Electrolyzable
(gcide) | Electrolyzable \E*lec"tro*ly`za*ble\, a.
Capable of being electrolyzed, or decomposed by electricity.
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Electrolyzation
(gcide) | Electrolyze \E*lec"tro*lyze\, v. t. [imp. & p. p.
Electrolyzed; p. pr. & vb. n. Electrolyzing.] [Cf. F.
['e]lectrolyser. See Electrolysis.]
1. To decompose by the direct action of electricity.
--Faraday.
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2. [See Electrolysis.] To subject to electrolysis. --
E*lec`tro*ly*za"tion, n.
[Webster 1913 Suppl.]Electrolyzation \E*lec`tro*ly*za"tion\, n.
The act or the process of electrolyzing.
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Electrolyze
(gcide) | Electrolyze \E*lec"tro*lyze\, v. t. [imp. & p. p.
Electrolyzed; p. pr. & vb. n. Electrolyzing.] [Cf. F.
['e]lectrolyser. See Electrolysis.]
1. To decompose by the direct action of electricity.
--Faraday.
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2. [See Electrolysis.] To subject to electrolysis. --
E*lec`tro*ly*za"tion, n.
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Electrolyzed
(gcide) | Electrolyze \E*lec"tro*lyze\, v. t. [imp. & p. p.
Electrolyzed; p. pr. & vb. n. Electrolyzing.] [Cf. F.
['e]lectrolyser. See Electrolysis.]
1. To decompose by the direct action of electricity.
--Faraday.
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2. [See Electrolysis.] To subject to electrolysis. --
E*lec`tro*ly*za"tion, n.
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Electrolyzing
(gcide) | Electrolyze \E*lec"tro*lyze\, v. t. [imp. & p. p.
Electrolyzed; p. pr. & vb. n. Electrolyzing.] [Cf. F.
['e]lectrolyser. See Electrolysis.]
1. To decompose by the direct action of electricity.
--Faraday.
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2. [See Electrolysis.] To subject to electrolysis. --
E*lec`tro*ly*za"tion, n.
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electro-magnet
(gcide) | Magnet \Mag"net\ (m[a^]g"n[e^]t), n. [OE. magnete, OF. magnete,
L. magnes, -etis, Gr. Magnh^tis li`qos a magnet, metal that
looked like silver, prop., Magnesian stone, fr. Gr.
Magnhsi`a, a country in Thessaly. Cf. Magnesia,
Manganese.]
1. The loadstone; a species of iron ore (the ferrosoferric or
magnetic ore, Fe3O4) which has the property of
attracting iron and some of its ores, and, when freely
suspended, of pointing to the poles; -- called also
natural magnet.
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Dinocrates began to make the arched roof of the
temple of Arsino["e] all of magnet, or this
loadstone. --Holland.
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Two magnets, heaven and earth, allure to bliss,
The larger loadstone that, the nearer this.
--Dryden.
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2. (Physics) A bar or mass of steel or iron to which the
peculiar properties of the loadstone have been imparted;
-- called, in distinction from the loadstone, an
artificial magnet.
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Note: An artificial magnet, produced by the action of an
electrical current, is called an electro-magnet.
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Field magnet (Physics & Elec.), a magnet used for producing
and maintaining a magnetic field; -- used especially of
the stationary or exciting magnet of a dynamo or
electromotor in distinction from that of the moving
portion or armature.
[1913 Webster] MagneticElectro-magnet \E*lec`tro-mag"net\, n.
A mass, usually of soft iron, but sometimes of some other
magnetic metal, as nickel or cobalt, rendered temporarily
magnetic by being placed within a coil of wire through which
a current of electricity is passing. The metal is generally
in the form of a bar, either straight, or bent into the shape
of a horseshoe.
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Electro-magnet
(gcide) | Magnet \Mag"net\ (m[a^]g"n[e^]t), n. [OE. magnete, OF. magnete,
L. magnes, -etis, Gr. Magnh^tis li`qos a magnet, metal that
looked like silver, prop., Magnesian stone, fr. Gr.
Magnhsi`a, a country in Thessaly. Cf. Magnesia,
Manganese.]
1. The loadstone; a species of iron ore (the ferrosoferric or
magnetic ore, Fe3O4) which has the property of
attracting iron and some of its ores, and, when freely
suspended, of pointing to the poles; -- called also
natural magnet.
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Dinocrates began to make the arched roof of the
temple of Arsino["e] all of magnet, or this
loadstone. --Holland.
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Two magnets, heaven and earth, allure to bliss,
The larger loadstone that, the nearer this.
--Dryden.
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2. (Physics) A bar or mass of steel or iron to which the
peculiar properties of the loadstone have been imparted;
-- called, in distinction from the loadstone, an
artificial magnet.
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Note: An artificial magnet, produced by the action of an
electrical current, is called an electro-magnet.
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Field magnet (Physics & Elec.), a magnet used for producing
and maintaining a magnetic field; -- used especially of
the stationary or exciting magnet of a dynamo or
electromotor in distinction from that of the moving
portion or armature.
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A mass, usually of soft iron, but sometimes of some other
magnetic metal, as nickel or cobalt, rendered temporarily
magnetic by being placed within a coil of wire through which
a current of electricity is passing. The metal is generally
in the form of a bar, either straight, or bent into the shape
of a horseshoe.
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Electro-magnetic
(gcide) | Electro-magnetic \E*lec`tro-mag*net"ic\, a.
Of or pertaining to electromagnetism.
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Electro-magnetic engine, an engine in which the motive
force is electro-magnetism.
Electro-magnetic theory of light (Physics), a theory of
light which makes it consist in the rapid alternation of
transient electric currents moving transversely to the
direction of the ray.
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Electro-magnetic engine
(gcide) | Electro-magnetic \E*lec`tro-mag*net"ic\, a.
Of or pertaining to electromagnetism.
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Electro-magnetic engine, an engine in which the motive
force is electro-magnetism.
Electro-magnetic theory of light (Physics), a theory of
light which makes it consist in the rapid alternation of
transient electric currents moving transversely to the
direction of the ray.
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electromagnetic force
(gcide) | Electro-magnetism \E*lec`tro-mag"net*ism\ n.
1. magnetism produced by an electric current.
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2. one of the fundamental forces of nature, responsible for
both electrical and magnetic phenomena. Called also the
electromagnetic force. Formerly believed to be separate
phenomena, electricity and magnetism were shown by
experiment and theory to be different aspects of the
electromagnetic force. It is responsible for the forces
generated between magnetically or electrically charged
objects, and is the fundamental force responsible for the
characteristics of electromagnetic radiation, including
light.
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3. the branch of physics concerned with electromagnetic
phenomena.
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Electro-magnetic induction
(gcide) | Induction \In*duc"tion\, n. [L. inductio: cf. F. induction. See
Induct.]
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1. The act or process of inducting or bringing in;
introduction; entrance; beginning; commencement.
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I know not you; nor am I well pleased to make this
time, as the affair now stands, the induction of
your acquaintance. --Beau. & Fl.
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These promises are fair, the parties sure,
And our induction dull of prosperous hope. --Shak.
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2. An introduction or introductory scene, as to a play; a
preface; a prologue. [Obs.]
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This is but an induction: I will draw
The curtains of the tragedy hereafter. --Massinger.
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3. (Philos.) The act or process of reasoning from a part to a
whole, from particulars to generals, or from the
individual to the universal; also, the result or inference
so reached.
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Induction is an inference drawn from all the
particulars. --Sir W.
Hamilton.
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Induction is the process by which we conclude that
what is true of certain individuals of a class, is
true of the whole class, or that what is true at
certain times will be true in similar circumstances
at all times. --J. S. Mill.
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4. The introduction of a clergyman into a benefice, or of an
official into a office, with appropriate acts or
ceremonies; the giving actual possession of an
ecclesiastical living or its temporalities.
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5. (Math.) A process of demonstration in which a general
truth is gathered from an examination of particular cases,
one of which is known to be true, the examination being so
conducted that each case is made to depend on the
preceding one; -- called also successive induction.
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6. (Physics) The property by which one body, having
electrical or magnetic polarity, causes or induces it in
another body without direct contact; an impress of
electrical or magnetic force or condition from one body on
another without actual contact.
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Electro-dynamic induction, the action by which a variable
or interrupted current of electricity excites another
current in a neighboring conductor forming a closed
circuit.
Electro-magnetic induction, the influence by which an
electric current produces magnetic polarity in certain
bodies near or around which it passes.
Electro-static induction, the action by which a body
possessing a charge of statical electricity develops a
charge of statical electricity of the opposite character
in a neighboring body.
Induction coil, an apparatus producing induced currents of
great intensity. It consists of a coil or helix of stout
insulated copper wire, surrounded by another coil of very
fine insulated wire, in which a momentary current is
induced, when a current (as from a voltaic battery),
passing through the inner coil, is made, broken, or
varied. The inner coil has within it a core of soft iron,
and is connected at its terminals with a condenser; --
called also inductorium, and Ruhmkorff's coil.
Induction pipe, Induction port, or Induction valve, a
pipe, passageway, or valve, for leading or admitting a
fluid to a receiver, as steam to an engine cylinder, or
water to a pump.
Magnetic induction, the action by which magnetic polarity
is developed in a body susceptible to magnetic effects
when brought under the influence of a magnet.
Magneto-electric induction, the influence by which a magnet
excites electric currents in closed circuits.
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Logical induction, (Philos.), an act or method of reasoning
from all the parts separately to the whole which they
constitute, or into which they may be united collectively;
the operation of discovering and proving general
propositions; the scientific method.
Philosophical induction, the inference, or the act of
inferring, that what has been observed or established in
respect to a part, individual, or species, may, on the
ground of analogy, be affirmed or received of the whole to
which it belongs. This last is the inductive method of
Bacon. It ascends from the parts to the whole, and forms,
from the general analogy of nature, or special
presumptions in the case, conclusions which have greater
or less degrees of force, and which may be strengthened or
weakened by subsequent experience and experiment. It
relates to actual existences, as in physical science or
the concerns of life. Logical induction is founded on the
necessary laws of thought; philosophical induction, on the
interpretation of the indications or analogy of nature.
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Syn: Deduction.
Usage: Induction, Deduction. In induction we observe a
sufficient number of individual facts, and, on the
ground of analogy, extend what is true of them to
others of the same class, thus arriving at general
principles or laws. This is the kind of reasoning in
physical science. In deduction we begin with a general
truth, which is already proven or provisionally
assumed, and seek to connect it with some particular
case by means of a middle term, or class of objects,
known to be equally connected with both. Thus, we
bring down the general into the particular, affirming
of the latter the distinctive qualities of the former.
This is the syllogistic method. By induction Franklin
established the identity of lightning and electricity;
by deduction he inferred that dwellings might be
protected by lightning rods.
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Electro-magnetic telegraph
(gcide) | Telegraph \Tel"e*graph\, n. [Gr. ? far, far off (cf. Lith. toli)
+ -graph: cf. F. t['e]l['e]graphe. See Graphic.]
An apparatus, or a process, for communicating intelligence
rapidly between distant points, especially by means of
preconcerted visible or audible signals representing words or
ideas, or by means of words and signs, transmitted by
electrical action.
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Note: The instruments used are classed as indicator,
type-printing, symbol-printing, or chemical-printing
telegraphs, according as the intelligence is given by
the movements of a pointer or indicator, as in Cooke &
Wheatstone's (the form commonly used in England), or by
impressing, on a fillet of paper, letters from types,
as in House's and Hughe's, or dots and marks from a
sharp point moved by a magnet, as in Morse's, or
symbols produced by electro-chemical action, as in
Bain's. In the offices in the United States the
recording instrument is now little used, the receiving
operator reading by ear the combinations of long and
short intervals of sound produced by the armature of an
electro-magnet as it is put in motion by the opening
and breaking of the circuit, which motion, in
registering instruments, traces upon a ribbon of paper
the lines and dots used to represent the letters of the
alphabet. See Illustration in Appendix, and {Morse
code}.
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Note: In 1837, Samuel F. B. Morse, an American artist,
devised a working electric telegraph, based on a rough
knowledge of electrical circuits, electromagnetic
induction coils, and a scheme to encode alphabetic
letters. He and his collaborators and backers
campaigned for years before persuading the federal
government to fund a demonstration. Finally, on May 24,
1844, they sent the first official long-distance
telegraphic message in Morse code, "What hath God
wrought," through a copper wire strung between
Washington, D.C., to Baltimore, Maryland. The phrase
was taken from the Bible, Numbers 23:23. It had been
suggested to Morse by Annie Ellworth, the young
daughter of a friend. --Library of Congress, American
Memories series
(http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/today/may24.html).
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Acoustic telegraph. See under Acoustic.
Dial telegraph, a telegraph in which letters of the
alphabet and numbers or other symbols are placed upon the
border of a circular dial plate at each station, the
apparatus being so arranged that the needle or index of
the dial at the receiving station accurately copies the
movements of that at the sending station.
Electric telegraph, or Electro-magnetic telegraph, a
telegraph in which an operator at one station causes words
or signs to be made at another by means of a current of
electricity, generated by a battery and transmitted over
an intervening wire.
Facsimile telegraph. See under Facsimile.
Indicator telegraph. See under Indicator.
Pan-telegraph, an electric telegraph by means of which a
drawing or writing, as an autographic message, may be
exactly reproduced at a distant station.
Printing telegraph, an electric telegraph which
automatically prints the message as it is received at a
distant station, in letters, not signs.
Signal telegraph, a telegraph in which preconcerted
signals, made by a machine, or otherwise, at one station,
are seen or heard and interpreted at another; a semaphore.
Submarine telegraph cable, a telegraph cable laid under
water to connect stations separated by a body of water.
Telegraph cable, a telegraphic cable consisting of several
conducting wires, inclosed by an insulating and protecting
material, so as to bring the wires into compact compass
for use on poles, or to form a strong cable impervious to
water, to be laid under ground, as in a town or city, or
under water, as in the ocean.
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Electro-magnetic theory of light
(gcide) | Electro-magnetic \E*lec`tro-mag*net"ic\, a.
Of or pertaining to electromagnetism.
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Electro-magnetic engine, an engine in which the motive
force is electro-magnetism.
Electro-magnetic theory of light (Physics), a theory of
light which makes it consist in the rapid alternation of
transient electric currents moving transversely to the
direction of the ray.
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Electro-magnetism
(gcide) | Electro-magnetism \E*lec`tro-mag"net*ism\ n.
1. magnetism produced by an electric current.
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2. one of the fundamental forces of nature, responsible for
both electrical and magnetic phenomena. Called also the
electromagnetic force. Formerly believed to be separate
phenomena, electricity and magnetism were shown by
experiment and theory to be different aspects of the
electromagnetic force. It is responsible for the forces
generated between magnetically or electrically charged
objects, and is the fundamental force responsible for the
characteristics of electromagnetic radiation, including
light.
[PJC]
3. the branch of physics concerned with electromagnetic
phenomena.
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Electro-metallurgy
(gcide) | Electro-metallurgy \E*lec`tro-met"al*lur`gy\, n.
The act or art precipitating a metal electro-chemical action,
by which a coating is deposited, on a prepared surface, as in
electroplating and electrotyping; galvanoplasty.
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Electrometer
(gcide) | Electrometer \E`lec*trom"e*ter\, n. [Electro- + -meter: cf. F.
['e]lectrom[`e]tre.] (Physics)
An instrument for measuring the quantity or intensity of
electricity; also, sometimes, and less properly, applied to
an instrument which indicates the presence of electricity
(usually called an electroscope).
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Balance electrometer. See under Balance. Electro-metric |
Electro-metric
(gcide) | Electro-metric \E*lec`tro-met"ric\, Electro-metrical
\E*lec`tro-met"ric*al\, a. [Cf. F. ['e]lectrom['e]trique.]
Pertaining to electrometry; made by means of an electrometer;
as, an electrometrical experiment.
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