electrostatics
- n the branch of physics that deals with static electricity
electrosurgery
- n surgery performed with electrical devices (as in electrocautery)
electrotherapist
- n someone who specializes in the treatment of disease by electricity
electrotherapy
- n the therapeutic application of electricity to the body (as in the treatment of various forms of paralysis)
electrovalent bond
- n a chemical bond in which one atom loses an electron to form a positive ion and the other atom gains an electron to form a negative ion