electrothermal

or e·lec·tro·ther·mic

[ ih-lek-troh-thur-muhl ]

adjective

1. pertaining to both electricity and heat, especially to the production of heat by electric current.

electrothermal

/ ɪˌlɛktrəʊˈθɜːmɪk; ɪˌlɛktrəʊˈθɜːməl /

adjective

1. concerned with both electricity and heat, esp the production of electricity by heat

Other Words From

• e·lectro·thermal·ly adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of electrothermal¹

First recorded in 1880–85; electro- + thermal

Example Sentences

"We have created a bio-inspired plug-and-play soft modular origami robot enabled by electrothermal actuation with highly bendable and adaptable heaters," Paulino said.

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"The next step is to prepare electrothermal materials using polyurethane foam as the skeleton for oil adsorption, combining photothermal and electrothermal techniques to form an all-weather oil recovery system."

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The Vigoride-5 vehicle that hosted SSPD-1 will remain in orbit to support continued testing and demonstration of the vehicle's Microwave Electrothermal Thruster engines that use distilled water as a propellant.

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"Our high-temperature electrothermal process can remove multiple pollutants simultaneously," said lead author Bing Deng, a postdoctoral research associate in the Tour lab.

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The fourth class consists of the electrothermal detectors, in which the power of an electrical oscillation as a high frequency electric current to heat a conductor is utilised.

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