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Where does “electrorheology” come from?

electrorheology (English) comes from English rheology, from Ancient Greek ῥέω, from Proto-Indo-European srew-, from Proto-Indo-European ser- — to flow; to guard; to bind, to tie together.

electrorheology (English): The study of the effects of electric fields on...

Definitions

  1. The study of the effects of electric fields on...

Ancestry of “electrorheology”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishrheologyThe branch of physics that studies the...
2Ancient GreekῥέωI flow, stream, run, gush; I let flow, pour; I...
3Proto-Indo-Europeansrew-to flow, stream
4Proto-Indo-Europeanser-to flow; to guard; to bind, to tie together
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