electrokinesis

English

Etymology

electro- +‎ -kinesis

Noun

electrokinesis (uncountable)

1. (physics) The transport of particles or fluid by means of an electric field acting on a fluid which has a net mobile charge.
   • 2008, Nunes da Rocha et al., “Mobilisation of bacteria in a fine-grained residual soil by electrophoresis”, in Journal of Hazardous Materials, →DOI:

     These results demonstrate that electrokinesis can be used for bacteria transport in soils with low hydraulic conductivity, even against the electro-osmotic flow.

2. (fantasy, science fiction) The generation of electrical force using the mind alone.
   • 2008, A. Lee Martinez, The Automatic Detective‎^[1], →ISBN, page 138:

     But Grey's electrokinesis and Greenman's telekinesis put me in a tight spot.

Synonyms

• (transport of particles or fluid): electrokinetics, electrohydrodynamics

Related terms

• electrokinetic
• electrophoresis

Translations

particle or fluid transport produced by an electrical field

• German: Elektrokinese f
• Korean: 전기역학 (jeon'giyeokhak)