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electro

1

[ ih-lek-troh ]

noun

, plural e·lec·tros.


electro-

2
  1. a combining form representing electric or electricity in compound words:

    electromagnetic.

electro

1

/ ɪˈlɛktrəʊ /

electro-

2

combining_form

  1. electric or electrically

    electrocute

    electrocardiograph

  2. electrolytic

    electroanalysis

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Word History and Origins

Origin of electro1

By shortening

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Word History and Origins

Origin of electro1

from New Latin, from Latin ēlectrum amber, from Greek ēlektron

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Example Sentences

But damn, the music is catchy—a neo-soul aural assault of horns, electro swirls, yelps, funky basslines, and harmonized vocals.

In the future, the ship could be fitted with futuristic lasers and electro-magnetic rail-guns too.

Well, Electro is part of the Sinister Six, and this movie is really a setup movie.

If you look at the Ultimate Series of Spider-Man, Electro always gets shorted-out and then comes back.

Her songs range from mach-10 electro-pop, as on the track “SuperLove,” to a more punk-pop sound, a la Siouxsie Sioux or Blondie.

Undoubtedly the first improvements to be named must be the pneumatic and electro-pneumatic actions.

Before the invention of pneumatic and electro-pneumatic action, organs were almost invariably constructed in a single mass.

He commenced to experiment in electro-pneumatics in the year 1860, and early in 1861 communicated his discoveries to Mr. Barker.

Your electro-plated butter-dish, or whatever it's going to be, will be simply flung back at you.

Roosevelt was also the pioneer in using electro-pneumatic action here.

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