Home › Words › E › electrowettingelectrowettingelectrowetting means the modification of the wetting properties of a (typically hydrophobic) surface by means of an applied electric field.EtymologyFrom electro- + wetting.nounThe modification of the wetting properties of a (typically hydrophobic) surface by means of an applied electric field.Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.electroswelling 60% match — swelling of a material caused by application of an electric field vs electrowetting →electrorheology 59% match — The study of the effects of electric fields on the rheological properties of materials vs electrowetting →electrofluidic 59% match — Relating to the interaction between an electric field and a fluid (or a liquid crystal) vs electrowetting →electrocoalescence 58% match — The coalescence of droplets under the influence of a variable electric field vs electrowetting →electrocapillarity 58% match — the effect of electric charge on surface tension vs electrowetting →electroendosmosis 56% match — endosmosis under the influence of an electric field vs electrowetting →electrodeformation 56% match — deformation under the influence of an electric field vs electrowetting →electrosorption 55% match — adsorption on the surface of an electrode vs electrowetting →