词根词缀:electro-, electr-, electri-

【来源及含义】Greek > Latin: electric, electricity; from amber, resembling amber, generated from amber which when rubbed vigorously [as by friction], produced the effect of static electricity

【相关描述】Equipment which we use everyday relies on electronics to function including calculators, car controls, cameras, washing machines, medical scanners, mobile telephones, radar systems, computers; as well as many other applications or devices which are listed in this unit.

【相关词根词缀】 A cross reference of word units that are related, directly and/or indirectly, with "electricity": galvano-; hodo-; ion-; piezo-; -tron; volt; biomechatronics, info; mechatronics, info.

【同源单词】acoustoelectric effect, acoustoelectronics, active electrode, ambulatory electrocardiographic monitoring, amphoteric electrolyte, anelectrotonus

词根词缀:-esce, -escent, -escence

【来源及含义】Latin: beginning to be, becoming; to be somewhat; a suffix that forms nouns and adjectives

【同源单词】acaulescent, acquiescence, acquiescent, adherescent, adipescent, adolescence

词根词缀:lumen-, lumin-, lum-

【来源及含义】Latin: light, shine; torch, lamp; heavenly body

【相关词根词缀】 Etymologically related "light, shine, glow" word families: ethero-; fulg-; luco-; luna, luni-; lustr-; phengo-; pheno-; phospho-; photo-; scinti-, scintill-; splendo-.

【同源单词】autoluminescence, bioluminescence, bioluminescent, cathodoluminescence, cathodoluminescence, chemiluminescence labeling