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Electric ɪˈlektrɪk Electric/Electrical Adjective Bre Motor Light/Guitar Current/Charge

Word electric
WordType (adjective)
Phonetic BrE / ɪˈlektrɪk / NAmE / ɪˈlektrɪk /
Example
  • an electric motor
  • an electric light/guitar, etc.
  • an electric current/charge
  • an electric generator
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electric

(adjective)BrE / ɪˈlektrɪk / NAmE / ɪˈlektrɪk /
  1. connected with electricity; using, produced by or producing electricity
    • see also electric shock
      https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/electric-shock
    • an electric motor
    • an electric light/guitar, etc.
    • an electric current/charge
    • an electric generator
    • an electric plug/socket/switch (= that carries electricity)
    • an electrical fault
    • an electric/electrical company
    • an electric/electrical current
    • an electric/electrical shock
  2. full of excitement; making people excited
    • synonym electrifying
      https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/electrifying
    • The atmosphere was electric.
    • The news had an electric effect on the waiting crowd.

    Word Origin

    • mid 17th cent.: from modern Latin electricus, from Latin electrum ‘amber’, from Greek ēlektron (because rubbing amber causes electrostatic phenomena).
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