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e·lec·tric·i·ty

Audio Help [i-lek-tris-i-tee, ee-lek-] Pronunciation Key

–noun

1.	electric charge.

2.	electric current.

3.	the science dealing with electric charges and currents.

4.	a state or feeling of excitement, anticipation, tension, etc.

[Origin: 1640–50; electric + -ity

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e·lec·tric·i·ty Audio Help (ĭ-lěk-trĭs'ĭ-tē, ē'lěk-) Pronunciation Key
n.

1. The physical phenomena arising from the behavior of electrons and protons that is caused by the attraction of particles with opposite charges and the repulsion of particles with the same charge.
2. The physical science of such phenomena.
Electric current used or regarded as a source of power.
Intense, contagious emotional excitement.

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electricity
noun
1.	a physical phenomenon associated with stationary or moving electrons and protons
2.	energy made available by the flow of electric charge through a conductor; "they built a car that runs on electricity"
3.	keen and shared excitement; "the stage crackled with electricity whenever she was on it"

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
electricity [elekˈtrisəti] noun

a form of energy used to give heat, light, power etc
Example: worked by electricity; Don't waste electricity.

Arabic:	كَهْرَباء
Chinese (Simplified):	电
Chinese (Traditional):	電
Czech:	elektřina
Danish:	elektricitet; el; strøm
Dutch:	elektriciteit
Estonian:	elekter
Finnish:	sähkö
French:	électricité
German:	die Elektrizität
Greek:	ηλεκτρισμός
Hungarian:	elektromosság
Icelandic:	rafmagn
Indonesian:	tenaga listrik
Italian:	elettricità

Japanese:	電気
Korean:	전기
Latvian:	elektrība
Lithuanian:	elektra
Norwegian:	strøm, elektrisitet
Polish:	elektryczność
Portuguese (Brazil):	eletricidade
Portuguese (Portugal):	electricidade
Romanian:	electricitate
Russian:	электричество
Slovak:	elektrina
Slovenian:	električni tok
Spanish:	electricidad
Swedish:	elektricitet
Turkish:	elektrik

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electricity Audio Help (ĭ-lěk-trĭs'ĭ-tē) Pronunciation Key

The collection of physical effects related to the force and motion of electrically charged particles, typically electrons, through or across matter and space. See also circuit , conductor , electric potential.
Electric current, or a source of electric current.
A buildup of electric charge. See also static electricity.

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American Heritage New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition - Cite This Source - Share This
electricity

A flow of electrical charges, such as electrons, through a conductor.

[Chapter:] Physical Sciences and Mathematics

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Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
Main Entry: elec·tric·i·ty
Pronunciation: i-"lek-'tris-&t-E, -'tris-tE
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural -ties
1a : a fundamental entity of nature consisting of negative and positive kinds, observable in the attractions and repulsions of bodies electrified by friction and in natural phenomena (aslightning or the aurora borealis), and usually utilized in the form of electric currents b : electric current or power
2 : a science that deals with the phenomenaand laws of electricity

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This

Electricity

Dy*nam"ic\, Dynamical \Dy*nam"ic*al\, a. [Gr. ? powerful, fr. ? power, fr. ? to be able; cf. L. durus hard, E. dure: cf. F. dynamique.]

1. Of or pertaining to dynamics; belonging to energy or power; characterized by energy or production of force.

Science, as well as history, has its past to show, -- a past indeed, much larger; but its immensity is dynamic, not divine. --J. Martineau.

The vowel is produced by phonetic, not by dynamic, causes. --J. Peile.

2. Relating to physical forces, effects, or laws; as, dynamical geology.

As natural science has become more dynamic, so has history. --Prof. Shedd.

Dynamical electricity. See under Electricity.

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