electromotionn.
/ᵻˌlɛktrəˈməʊʃn/, U.S. /əˌlɛktrəˈmoʊʃ(ə)n/, /iˌlɛktrəˈmoʊʃ(ə)n/ 1. The motion represented by a flow of electricity; the production of a potential difference or voltage. Now rare.
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the world > matter > physics > electromagnetic radiation > electricity > galvanism, voltaism > [noun] > motion of current
electromotion1803
1803 Edinb. Rev. 3 195 The ingenious hypothesis of Volta concerning electro-motion.
1807 H. Davy in Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 97 46 The negative energy of the copper and the positive energy of the zinc are consequently again exerted,..and the process of electromotion continues.
1999 Jrnl. Appl. Physics 85 3726/2 The change of the magnetic flux leads to the appearance of a self-induction electromotion force (emf).
2. Mechanical motion produced by electrical means. rare.
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1890 Amer. Anthropologist 3 32 It was possible to trace the stream of inventions devoted to travel or transportation from snow-shoes..to..electro-motion, and aeronautics.
2004 Jrnl. Materials Processing Technol. 161 300 (title) Use of evolutionary techniques for multi-objective optimisation of electromotion devices.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2008; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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