Términos

Groups of electors in a political system, by whom leaders are chosen for a particular office. Examples are the electoral college of United States presidential elections and the electoral college of cardinals who elect a pope.

Chairs by means of which an electric current can be passed through a person sitting in it, especially those in which convicted criminals are executed by electrocution.

Electric instruments that create an artificial breeze, for cooling.

The large-scale production of electricity for industrial, residential, or rural use, generally in stationary plants designed for that purpose.

Method of rock fragmentation which employs pulsed power in short, high power bursts of electrical energy to create high internal tensile stresses which fracture materials along grain boundaries. Electric pulse disaggregation (EPD) is an efficient method for separating a rock's constituents with applications that include separation of single crystals for isotopic measurement, and fossil preparation.

Powered by electricity, operating by means of electricity.

A geophysical technique of surveying involving the measurement of lateral and vertical variations in resistivity of the earth to an electric current passing between metal electrodes; used in archaeology for 3D reconstruction of the subsurface.

Tape made from or coated with rubber, PVC, or another material, designed to provide electrical insulation and protection from liquids and corrosion.

Fenómeno físico que involucra cargas eléctricas y sus efectos cuando están en reposo o en movimiento.

Energía en la forma de una carga eléctrica estacionaria.

Those whose occupation is to work with electrical equipment or wiring by installing it, repairing it, or selling it. They may specialize in the electrical infrastructure of buildings or in machines and appliances.

Buildings housing facilities that provide electrical power to transportation systems. For buildings that gather or distribute electricity to businesses and homes, use "power plant buildings (utilities buildings)."

Aleación natural de oro y plata. Bajo el nombre egipcio de Asem, se le creía un metal elemental hasta que los Romanos la fabricaron como aleación.

Technique that quantitatively measures the amount of electrochemical corrosion resistance provided by a coating to a metal substrate. In conservation science it is used extensively for evaluating the anticorrosion performance of coatings to metal works of art.

Técnica de cromatografía por exclusión de tamaño que usa electroforésis para resolver y separar biomoleculas de gran tamaño; también conocida como electroferografía.

Sufrir un cambio de color o cambiar de transparencia a un color brillante al pasar corriente eléctrica. Un material típico fabricado para tener esta propiedad es el vidrio de ventana.

The process by which a decorative or protective coating of any material is deposited onto metal by means of an electrolytic bath. Examples include electroplating which is the electrodeposition of metal; and electrodeposition of paint.

Diálisis acelerada por una fuerza electrica que se apliqua a los electrodos adyacente a las membranas.