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Electric

[ih-lek-trik]

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adjective

pertaining to, derived from, produced by, or involving electricity: an electric shock.

producing, transmitting, or operated by electric currents: an electric bell; electric cord.

electrifying; thrilling; exciting; stirring: The atmosphere was electric with excitement.

(of a musical instrument)

producing sound by electrical or electronic means: an electric piano.

equipped with connections to an amplifier-loudspeaker system: an electric violin.

noun

Railroads.

an electric locomotive.

Informal. a railroad operated by electricity.

electricity: residential users of gas and electric.

something, as an appliance, vehicle, or toy, operated by electricity.

Archaic. a substance that is a nonconductor of electricity, as glass or amber, used to store or to excite an electric charge.

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an extraordinary or unusual thing, person, or event; an exceptional example or instance.

a gadget; dingus; thingumbob.

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Origin:
1640–50; < Neo-Latin electricus, equivalent to Latin ēlectr(um) amber (see electrum) + -icus -ic

Related forms

non·e·lec·tric, adjective, noun

pre·e·lec·tric, adjective

un·e·lec·tric, adjective

Synonyms
3. spirited, rousing, dynamic.

Antonyms
3. dull, uninspired, prosaic.

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Intrigues are not difficult to find in the world of electric vehicles.

Casual observers might equate sustainability with saving money on electric bills or saving the planet.

Small wonder that makers of electric cars see it as the market of the future.

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Intrigues are not difficult to find in the world of electric vehicles.

Casual observers might equate sustainability with saving money on electric bills or saving the planet.

Small wonder that makers of electric cars see it as the market of the future.

Electric heaters can heat everything from small parts of a house to an entire building.

Plug-in electric cars could destabilize the distribution of power.

They're not ready for prime time, but electric cars are starting to pick up speed.

Not only does this electric venting skylight easily open, but closes automatically once the rain sensor is activated.

We powered up these cordless electric razors to see which models make the cut.

The electric car is not cost effective and would not exist without government tax subsidies.

One photograph posted online showed the electric gate at the main entrance of the university completely turned over on its side.

In the electric scheme, the efficiency of the power plant is only one part of the whole chain.

Experience an eerie nighttime encounter between an electric eel and an alligator.

In a positive feedback loop the electric fields generated in.

Let's hear it shhhh, not so loud for electric boats.

In a bowl, with an electric mixer on medium speed, beat butter and brown sugar until well blended.

Japan wants to make recharging electric cars as easy as filling a gas tank.

As more electric vehicles come on the market, the need for a common standard for fast-charge connectors is growing.

More of us than ever before drive cars and live in climate-controlled homes equipped with modern electric appliances.

In electric trains, the braking energy is converted into electricity and fed back into the overhead power supply.

Plug-in electric vehicles will hum along streets, giving off no exhaust.

The brain generates an electric field that influences its own activity.

The black, white and crimson squares of the museum floor are awash in yellow electric cables as thick as your thumb.

With an electric drill fitted with a small bit, create holes at branch tips for a berry effect.

The company announced today that it will have its first electric vehicles on.

How the electric knife turned serving into a performance.

Schneider was electric and inspiring, former students say.

The scientists applied a force to the ions by imposing an additional electric field on them.

When the moon is full, it develops a strong electric field.

Electric cars could cut greenhouse gas emissions if used properly.

Finkenbeiner also modernized the instrument by using an electric motor to turn the bowls.

Use hand-held or electric hedge shears for this kind of pruning.

It is even more so when it's done on an electric motorcycle.

As sales of electric vehicles grow, dealerships are learning how to appeal to customers who may want to make a statement.

These women were beaten up and subjected to electric shock treatments.

Built by expert luthiers, custom-designed acoustic and electric guitars are sold throughout the area.

US-made electric cars face a maze of export restrictions.

If you don't have a bakestone, a flat electric griddle or baking pan would work well, too.

Good old vichyssoise, but with spinach and without cream?so it's a beautiful electric green and kind to your waistline.

It took a big step toward that goal today when it unveiled an electric.

China wants to be a world leader in electric vehicle production, but practical issues are holding customers back.

It was an electric substation converted into sleek gallery space five years ago.

Despite praise as a clean and inexhaustible source of energy, solar electric power isn't a perfect fit for every project.

Whisper-quiet electric and hybrid cars may need an artificial sound boost to let pedestrians know they're there.

In the atmosphere flask, electric sparks simulated lightning.

Commercial greenhouses growers use electric vibration wands to do their own buzz pollination.

We are in the midst of an electric motorcycle revolution, and nowhere is that more obvious than on the racetrack.

Costs to set up a home for charging electric vehicles varies depending on how modern the home.

Gibson bring the solid-body electric guitar to the world.

Generated by the flow of hot gases, the sun's electric currents in turn generate magnetic fields.

If enough plug-in electric vehicles communicate with the grid, they could provide cheap storage for excess electricity.

Electric power is generated by solar panels on top of the south-facing detached, one-car garage.

Fish that use electric fields to sense their environments dim their signals to save energy during the day when they are resting.

Or, to be more exact, news articles about electric bicycles are.

Maier demonstrated that dogs that were subjected to random, uncontrollable electric shocks usually became helpless over time.

Series hybrid vehicles, for example, use only an electric motor to power the wheels.

Charging electric vehicles at night generates less ozone than tapping into the grid during the daytime.

We know many of you will use an electric mixer, and that's okay.

The company already makes a small, folding electric bike, and now it will sell you a.

Build wind-powered generators to energize your electric vehicles and charge your rechargeable batteries.

Electrons not only have charge, they also have spin--and electric insulators are not opaque to the latter property.

Using an electric drill, secure each joint with screws.

The first electric meter was invented quite by accident.

Hunting sharks have the remarkable ability to sense the electric energy generated by prey.

The batteries in everything from computers to future electric cars might be improved by adding a compound containing boron and.

It's about to get a lot easier to go electric motorcycle racing.

Utility bills from both winter and summer months can be used to determine your average usage of gas, electric and oil resources.

In perhaps the signature display of an electric car's.

Only one or two companions are visible at any time in the blur of electric greens and rain-soaked browns.

The reason, he says: capacitor technology that stores energy in the electric field between a pair of closely spaced conductors.

Megill's team took cues from the knifefish, which keeps its body rigid to sense electric currents in the water.

Also: electric fields increase fuel economy, sacrificial ants, explosive-free fertilizer and vanishing species.

Most animals can tell how fast the electric field in a light wave is oscillating, which is perceived as color.

Pedestrians, used to loud engine noise, have less warning when a car powered by a hybrid or electric motor approaches.

In the study, blacks and whites were shown images of both black and white men and given a mildly uncomfortable electric shock.

Scooters or electric bikes may give you a smoother, pollution-free commute.

Electric cars may have a way to go, but their two-wheeled brethren are here and kicking butt.

Researchers propose electric jet engines powered by superconducting magnets.

Tell your electric company you want wind power and are willing to pay for it.

The company that killed the electric car is ready to resuscitate it.

Electric cars will require filling stations that dispense electrons rather than gasoline.

Getting a bigger chill out of polymers that respond to electric fields.

Electric currents in the ionosphere induce electric currents in the ground and in pipelines.

Replacing aluminum with copper in electric motors saves energy.

Building your own electric bike has many advantages over buying one.

The next big mother lode for salvage companies is expected to be the expensive, newfangled batteries powering electric cars.

Conventional superconductors carry electric currents without energy losses but only when cooled to near absolute zero.

There sure is a lot of excitement percolating around plug-in hybrid and electric cars these days.

First, it's a track record for an electric vehicle of any kind.

For independent electric car companies, it's so long, automobile row.

The newest electric aircraft to take flight is a tiny airplane from a big airplane company.

It seems to be the word that is in the middle of any debate about electric vehicles.

Electric motorcycles appear to be on the steep part of the development curve these days.

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World English Dictionary

electric (ɪˈlɛktrɪk)

—*adj*
1.	of, derived from, produced by, producing, transmitting, or powered by electricity: electric current; an electric cord; an electric blanket; an electric fence; an electric fire
2.	(of a musical instrument) amplified electronically: an electric guitar; an electric mandolin
3.	very tense or exciting; emotionally charged: an electric atmosphere

—n
4.	informal an electric train, car, etc
5.	informal (Brit) electricity or electrical power
6.	(plural) an electric circuit or electric appliances

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Word Origin & History

electric

1640s, first used in English by physician Sir Thomas Browne (1605-1682), coined in Mod.L. by English physicist William Gilbert (1540-1603) in treatise "De Magnete" (1600), from L. electrum "amber," from Gk. elektron "amber" (Homer, Hesiod, Herodotus), also "pale gold" (a compound of 1 part silver to

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4 of gold); of unknown origin. The physical force so called because it first was generated by rubbing amber. Electric toothbrush first recorded 1936; electric typewriter 1958.

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Science Dictionary

electric (ĭ-lěk'trĭk) also electrical

(ĭ-lěk'trĭk) Pronunciation Key
Relating to or operated by electricity. Compare electronic.

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