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 Definitions of Electric  [ɪˈlɛk trɪk]  

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Definition of 'Electric' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

1. (adj.) electric
pertaining to, derived from, produced by, or involving electricity:
an electric shock.

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

3.  electric
heated by electricity:
an electric blanket.

4.  electric
thrilling; exciting.

5.  electric
(of a musical instrument)

6.  electric
amplified by electronic devices:
an electric guitar.

7.  electric
vivid; intense:
electric blue.

8. (n.) electric
something, as an appliance or toy, operated by electricity.

Etymology:  (1640–50; < NL electricus= L ēlectr(um) amber (see electrum ) +-icus -ic)

Definition of 'Electric' Princeton's WordNet 

1. (adj) electric, electric automobile, electric car
a car that is powered by electricity

2. (adj) electric, electrical
using or providing or producing or transmitting or operated by electricity
"electric current"; "electric wiring"; "electrical appliances"; "an electrical storm"

3. (adj) electric
(of a situation) exceptionally tense
"an atmosphere electric with suspicion"

4. (adj) electric, galvanic, galvanizing, galvanising
affected by emotion as if by electricity; thrilling
"gave an electric reading of the play"; "the new leader had a galvanic effect on morale"


Definition of 'Electric' Kernerman English Learner’s Dictionary 

1. (adjective) electric
using or supplying electricity
an electric toothbrush; an electric cable

2.  electric
very exciting
The atmosphere was electric.


Definition of 'Electric' Webster Dictionary 

1. (adj) Electric
alt. of Electrical

2. (noun) Electric
a nonconductor of electricity, as amber, glass, resin, etc., employed to excite or accumulate electricity


Translation of 'Electric' Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary 

Sense: of, produced by, or worked by electricity
electric light.

Afrikaans flag Afrikaans: elektriese Arabic flag Arabic: كَهْرُبائي Bulgarian flag Bulgarian: електрически
Brazilian flag Brazilian: elétrico Czech flag Czech: elektrický German flag German: elektrisch
Danish flag Danish: elektrisk Greek flag Greek: ηλεκτρικός Spanish flag Spanish: eléctrico
Estonian flag Estonian: elektri-, elekter- Farsi flag Farsi: برقی؛ الکتریکی Finnish flag Finnish: sähkö-
French flag French: électrique Hebrew flag Hebrew: חַשמַלִי Hindi flag Hindi: बिजली का
Croatian flag Croatian: električan Hungarian flag Hungarian: elektromos Indonesian flag Indonesian: listrik
Icelandic flag Icelandic: raf-, rafmagns- Italian flag Italian: elettrico Japanese flag Japanese: 電気の
Korean flag Korean: 전기의 Lithuanian flag Lithuanian: elektrinis, elektros Latvian flag Latvian: elektrisks
Malay flag Malay: lampu elektrik Dutch flag Dutch: elektrisch Norwegian flag Norwegian: elektrisk, strøm-
Polish flag Polish: elektryczny Persian flag Persian: برقی؛ الکتریکی Pashto flag Pashto: بريشنا، برقى
Portuguese flag Portuguese: eléctrico Romanian flag Romanian: elec­tric Russian flag Russian: электрический
Slovak flag Slovak: elektrický Slovenian flag Slovenian: električen Serbian flag Serbian: električni
Swedish flag Swedish: elektrisk Thai flag Thai: เกี่ยวกับกระแสไฟฟ้า Turkish flag Turkish: elektrik
Taiwanese flag Taiwanese: 電的 Ukrainian flag Ukrainian: електричний Urdu flag Urdu: بجلی سے چلنے والا
Vietnamese flag Vietnamese: thuộc điện Chinese flag Chinese: 电的

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