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e⋅lec⋅tric⋅i⋅ty

  [i-lek-tris-i-tee, ee-lek-]
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–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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electric charge

 
–noun Physics.
one of the basic properties of the elementary particles of matter giving rise to all electric and magnetic forces and interactions. The two kinds of charge are given negative and positive algebraic signs: measured in coulombs.
Also called charge, electricity.

electric current

 
–noun Electricity.
the time rate of flow of electric charge, in the direction that a positive moving charge would take and having magnitude equal to the quantity of charge per unit time: measured in amperes.
Also called current, electricity.

Origin:
1830–40
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e·lec·tric·i·ty   (ĭ-lěk-trĭs'ĭ-tē, ē'lěk-)   
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.

  2. Electric current used or regarded as a source of power.

  3. Intense, contagious emotional excitement.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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Cultural Dictionary

electricity

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

The American Heritage® New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition
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Medical Dictionary

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
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