See Also: potentiostat(dictionary)

tremulous (iou) and potentiostat (iou)


tremulous (iou)



tremulous adjective. E17.
[from Latin tremulus, from tremere tremble: see -ULOUS.]
Characterized or affected by trembling, shaking, or quivering; transf. fearful, timid, vacillating. E17.
Southey His barkings loud..Amid their tremulous bleat. W. Watson The tremulous hand of age. G. Daly A slim, tremulous young man who barely dares to touch his creation.
Ready to vibrate in response to an influence; tremblingly sensitive or responsive to. L18.
Of Writing, a line, etc.: produced by a tremulous hand; finely wavy. L19.
tremulously adverb M18.
tremulousness noun E18.

potentiostat (iou)



potentiostat noun. M20.
[from POTENTIAL + -O- + -STAT.]
A device used to regulate automatically the potential difference between electrodes in electrolysis.
potentio'static adjective of, pertaining to, or involving a potentiostat; with the potential difference between electrodes held constant: M20.
potentio'statically adverb M20.