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:therap-, -therapeutic[s], -therapeutically, -therapy, -therapies, -therapist

【来源及含义】Greek: heal, cure; treatment; service done to the sick, [a waiting on]

【同源单词】actinotherapy, actinotherapy, aerohydrotherapy, aeroionotherapy, aeropiesotherapy, aerotherapy

词根词缀:thermo-, therm-, thermi-, -thermia, -therm, -thermal, -thermic, -thermias, -thermies, -thermous, -thermy

【来源及含义】Greek: heat, heating, heater, hot, warm

【相关描述】The term heat is employed in ordinary language in different senses. Some scientists distinguish four principal applications of the term:

【相关词根词缀】 Related "heat, hot" word units: ferv-; pyreto-. Related "bubble" word unit: ebulli-.

【同源单词】acrohypothermia, acrohypothermy, adiathermance, adiathermancy, adiathermanic, adiathermanous