Now updated for CSW19. New words, if any, and new inflections of existing words, are shown in red.
| airgap | a gap in the magnetic circuit of a piece of apparatus. |
| ambipolar | of plasmas and semiconductors, involving both positive and negative charge carriers. |
| ampacity | the largest amount of current that a wire can carry. |
| amplidyne | a type of direct-current generator. |
| anaphoresis | the movement of suspended charged particles towards the anode in an electric field. |
| anodal | relating to an anode. |
| anodally | aNODAL, relating to an anode. |
| anode | a positive terminal; an electrode by which current enters, or to which electrons flow. |
| anodic | of or like an anode. |
| anodically | aNODIC, of or like an anode. |
| antistatic | reducing, removing, or preventing the buildup of static electricity; (noun) an antistatic substance. |
| armature | the iron core of an electromagnetic machine together with the windings which carry the induced electromotive force; (verb) to furnish with armour. |
| astatic | having no fixed position of stability; esp not lining up with or otherwise responding to external magnetic fields. |
| astatically | aSTATIC, having no fixed position of stability. |
| astaticism | the quality of being astatic, having no fixed position of stability. |
| autodyne | a type of electric circuit. |
| balun | a device for coupling two electrical circuits. |
| barretter | a resistor capable of variation and used eg for detecting radio waves or stabilizing electric current. |
| bremsstrahlung | electromagnetic radiation given off when an electron collides with a positive nucleus. |
| busbar | an electric conductor connecting various circuits. |
| capacitance | in electricity, the ability to store an electric charge; measure of such ability. |
| cathodal | relating to a cathode. |
| cathodally | cATHODAL, relating to a cathode. |
| cathode | the positive terminal of a battery. |
| cathodic | relating to a cathode. |
| cathodical | relating to a cathode. |
| cathodically | cATHODICAL, relating to a cathode. |
| catholically | cATHOLIC, universal. |
| catholyte | the part of the electrode that surrounds the cathode in an electrolytic cell. |
| catolyte | the part of the electrode that surrounds the cathode in an electrolytic cell. |
| cogeneration | the production of electricity from waste heat. |
| cogenerator | a device for cogeneration, the production of electricity from waste heat. |
| conductance | a conductor's power of conducting electricity, the reciprocal of the resistance. |
| cryotron | a tiny form of electronic switch operating in a bath of liquid helium a few degrees above absolute zero. |
| demagnetise | to remove the magnetic property from. |
| demagnetize | to deprive of magnetic properties. |
| deperm | to demagnetize. |
| diatron | a circuitry design that uses diodes. |
| dielectric | nonconducting (noun) a substance which does not allow the passage of an electric current through it |
| dielectrically | dIELECTRIC, preventing the passage of an electric current. |
| diode | an electronic component. |
| dopant | in electronics, a substance used in doping. |
| dynatron | an electrode thermionic valve used to generate continuous oscillation. |
| dynode | an intermediate electrode between anode and cathode. |
| eigenmode | a normal mode of vibration of an oscillating system. |
| elastance | the reciprocal of the capacity of a condenser, from its electromechanical analogy with a spring. |
| electret | a nonconductor having permanent positive and negative poles. |
| electric | relating to electricity (noun) an electric vehicle, machine etc |
| electricity | the manifestation of a form of energy associated with separation or movement of charged particles, such as electrons and protons. |
| electrise | to make electric. |
| electrize | to make electric. |
| electrode | a conductor by which a current of electricity enters or leaves an electrolytic cell. |
| electrology | the study of electricity. |
| electromotance | the force of an electric current. |
| electrophorus | an apparatus consisting of a disk and metal plate to demonstrate static electricity. |
| electropolar | having, as an electrical conductor, one end or surface positive and the other negative. |
| electrorheology | the study of the flow of fluids under the influence of electric fields. |
| endodyne | of an electrical circuit in which the same elements and valves are used both as oscillator and detector, aka autodyne. |
| faradaic | produced by or associated with electrical induction. |
| faradic | produced by or associated with electrical induction. |
| faradisation | the act of faradising. |
| faradization | the act of faradizing. |
| feedthrough | a device for connecting two parts of an electronic circuit. |
| flashover | an electric discharge over the surface of an insulator. |
| galvanise | to subject to the action of an electric current. |
| galvanism | the production of an electric current by chemical means, as in a battery. |
| galvanize | to subject to the action of an electric current. |
| hookup | an electrical assemblage. |
| hygristor | an electronic component whose resistance varies with humidity. |
| ignitron | a device for conducting current in which an electrode dips into a pool of mercury and draws up an arc to start ionization. |
| impedor | a component, such as a capacitor or resistor, that offers impedance. |
| inductance | the property of inducing an electromotive force by variation of current in a circuit. |
| inductor | a part of an electrical apparatus which acts inductively on another, esp to produce an electromotive force or a current. |
| insulator | a nonconductor of electricity; a device for insulating a conductor. |
| kathode | the positive terminal of a battery. |
| kenotron | a type of diode. |
| klystron | a kind of electron tube. |
| magnetic | relating to magnets (noun) a magnet |
| magnetics | the study of magnetism. |
| magnetizable | capable of being magnetized. |
| monophase | a type of matter or a compound that contains only one phase or a clear-cut and unattached type of matter. |
| monophasic | of electric current, single-phase. |
| monostable | of an electronic circuit, having only one stable state but able to pass into a second state in response to an input pulse. |
| nonconductor | a substance that conducts heat, electricity, or sound only in very small degree. |
| overvoltage | the excess potential required for the discharge of an ion at an electrode over and above the equilibrium potential of the electrode. |
| paramagnetic | applied to any substance of which a rod suspended between the poles of a magnet arranges itself parallel to the lines of force, as opposed to diamagnetic. |
| paramagnetism | the state of being paramagnetic. |
| permeance | the property of allowing the passage of lines of magnetic flux. |
| phasor | a rotating vector representing a quantity eg a voltage. |
| photocell | a photoelectric cell. |
| photoionise | to ionize by electromagnetic radiation. |
| photoionize | to ionize by electromagnetic radiation. |
| piezo | piezoelectric, relating to electric current generated by compression of crystals. |
| piezoelectric | relating to electric current generated by compression of crystals. |
| piezomagnetic | relating to piezomagnetism. |
| piezomagnetism | magnetism developed in a similar way to piezoelectricity, using a magnetic instead of an electric field. |
| polyphase | having several alternating electric currents of equal frequency with uniformly spaced phase differences. |
| reactance | the component of impedance due to inductance or capacitance. |
| rectifier | a person who rectifies (esp alcohol). |
| reluctivity | a specific or relative reluctance of a magnetic material. |
| remanence | the property of staying magnetic. |
| remanency | the property of staying magnetic. |
| resistor | a piece of apparatus used to offer electrical resistance. |
| resnatron | a high-power, high-frequency tetrode. |
| rheochord | a wire rheostat, a metallic wire used for regulating the resistance of a circuit. |
| rheocord | a wire rheostat, a metallic wire used for regulating the resistance of a circuit. |
| rheostat | an instrument for measuring electric resistance. |
| rheostatic | relating to a rheostat. |
| rheotome | an instrument which periodically or otherwise interrupts an electric current. |
| rheotrope | an instrument for reversing the direction of an electric current. |
| rheotropic | relating to a rheotrope, an instrument for reversing the direction of an electric current. |
| solenoid | a cylindrical wire coil acting as a magnet when charged. |
| solenoidal | like a solenoid. |
| solenoidally | sOLENOIDAL, like a solenoid. |
| superconduct | to exhibit superconductivity. |
| superconduction | the act of superconducting. |
| superconductive | capable of superconduction. |
| supercurrent | a current of electricity flowing in a superconductor. |
| tetrode | a thermionic valve with four electrodes. |
| thermocouple | a pair of different metals in contact giving a thermoelectric current. |
| thermoelectric | relating to electricity developed by bodies at different temperatures. |
| thyristor | a thyratron-like solid-state semiconductor device. |
| transductor | an arrangement of windings on a laminated core or cores, part of a device for amplifying current. |
| triac | an electronic device used to control power. |
| triode | a three-electrode valve. |
| varistor | a semiconductor with resistance varying in accordance with voltage. |
| voltage | electromotive force expressed in volts. |
| voltaic | of electricity, generated by chemical action. |
| voltaism | the branch of electricity concerning the production of an electric current from the chemical interaction of two immersed dissimilar metals. |
| vril | a hypothetical electric fluid in Bulwer-Lytton. |
| wattless | denoting a type of electric lightbulb. |
| waveguide | in electronics, a hollow metal conductor through which high-frequency energy can be propagated efficiently. |