What does electric mean?

Definitions for electric
ɪˈlɛk trɪkelec·tric

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. electric, electric automobile, electric caradjective

    a car that is powered by electricity

  2. electric, electricaladjective

    using or providing or producing or transmitting or operated by electricity

    "electric current"; "electric wiring"; "electrical appliances"; "an electrical storm"

  3. electricadjective

    (of a situation) exceptionally tense

    "an atmosphere electric with suspicion"

  4. electric, galvanic, galvanizing, galvanisingadjective

    affected by emotion as if by electricity; thrilling

    "gave an electric reading of the play"; "the new leader had a galvanic effect on morale"

Wiktionary

  1. electricnoun

    Electricity.

  2. electricnoun

    An electric car.

  3. electricnoun

    A substance or object which can be electrified; an insulator or non-conductor, like amber or glass.

  4. electricadjective

    Of, relating to, produced by, operated with, or utilising electricity; electrical.

  5. electricadjective

    Of, or relating to an electronic version of a musical instrument that has an acoustic equivalent.

  6. electricadjective

    Being emotionally thrilling; electrifying.

  7. electricadjective

    Drawing electricity from an external source; not battery-operated; corded.

Wikipedia

  1. electric

    Electricity is the set of physical phenomena associated with the presence and motion of matter that has a property of electric charge. Electricity is related to magnetism, both being part of the phenomenon of electromagnetism, as described by Maxwell's equations. Various common phenomena are related to electricity, including lightning, static electricity, electric heating, electric discharges and many others. The presence of an electric charge, which can be either positive or negative, produces an electric field. The movement of electric charges is an electric current and produces a magnetic field. When a charge is placed in a location with a non-zero electric field, a force will act on it. The magnitude of this force is given by Coulomb's law. If the charge moves, the electric field would be doing work on the electric charge. Thus we can speak of electric potential at a certain point in space, which is equal to the work done by an external agent in carrying a unit of positive charge from an arbitrarily chosen reference point to that point without any acceleration and is typically measured in volts.

ChatGPT

  1. electric

    Electric typically refers to something related to electricity, which is the flow of charged particles, namely electrons and ions, through a conductor. Electric can also pertain to devices, systems, or phenomena that utilize or produce electricity, such as electric circuits, electric motors, or electric fields.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Electricadjective

    alt. of Electrical

  2. Electricnoun

    a nonconductor of electricity, as amber, glass, resin, etc., employed to excite or accumulate electricity

Wikidata

  1. Electric

    Electric is the pivotal third album by The Cult. Released in 1987, the album marked a deliberate stylistic change in the band from a Gothic rock to a hard rock band. Rick Rubin, the producer on Electric, had been specifically hired to remake the band's sound in an effort to capitalize on the popularity of hard rock and heavy metal in the 1980s. The album was featured in the book 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die.

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Electric

    e-lek′trik, adj. pertaining to or produced by electricity.—n. any electric substance: a non-conductor of electricity, as amber, glass, &c.—adj. Elec′trical.—adv. Elec′trically.—ns. Elec′tric-eel (see Gymnotus); Electri′cian, one who studies, or is versed in, the science of electricity; Electric′ity, name of the cause of certain phenomena of attraction and repulsion: the phenomena themselves: the science which investigates the nature and laws of these phenomena.—adj. Elec′trifīable.—n. Electrificā′tion.—v.t. Elec′trify, to communicate electricity to: to excite suddenly: to astonish: to adapt to electricity as the motive power:—pa.p. elec′trified.n. Elec′trisation.—v.t. Elec′trīse, to electrify.—ns. Elec′trode, either of the poles of a galvanic battery; Elec′trolier, a device for suspending a group of incandescent lamps; Elec′trum, amber: an alloy of gold and silver.—Electric railway, a railway on which electricity is the motive-power; Electric spark, one of the forms in which accumulated electricity discharges itself; Electric storm, a violent disturbance in the electrical condition of the earth. [L. electrum—Gr. elektron, amber, in which electricity was first observed.]

Editors Contribution

  1. electricnoun

    God elevation of external light in commission with the community executive committee treasurer transaction trustee. 1.) Of, worked by, charged with, or producing electricity amplified through a loudspeaker who is brilliant and vivid. 2.) Having or producing a sudden sense of thrilling excitement.

    I am able to be paid by Science electric payments to my account and transfer the currency into any matter or physic that is worthy in time.

    Etymology: Current Currency


    Submitted by Tehorah_Elyon on February 28, 2024  


  2. electric

    Relating to electricity.

    The hair straighteners are electric and work efficiently.


    Submitted by MaryC on January 25, 2021  

British National Corpus

  1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'electric' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #3093

  2. Written Corpus Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'electric' in Written Corpus Frequency: #2240

  3. Adjectives Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'electric' in Adjectives Frequency: #399

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of electric in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of electric in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

Examples of electric in a Sentence

  1. Juergen Stackmann:

    It was an intense discussion, so was the realization that this could be an opportunity, if we jump far enough, it was an initial planning session to do more than just play with the idea of electric cars.

  2. Intesa Sanpaolo analyst Monica Bosio:

    It should help FCA and the future combined entity FCA-PSA to shorten its gap in the electric vehicles and in Asia.

  3. Chris Vagasky:

    That can cause what is known as self-initiated upward lightning, so the lightning occurs because you have charged at the tip of this wind turbine blade that is really close to the base of the cloud, and it’s really easy to get a connection of the electric charge.

  4. Erma Bombeck:

    A friend never defends a husband who gets his wife an electric skillet for her birthday.

  5. Lance Becca:

    We don't know what's going to happen with us in the future. We don't know if we're going to keep getting some aid some help – it's scary for us. Help from U.S. mainland power companies has been coming in waves for months. But Monica Viego-Rodriguez still hasn't seen a light come on anywhere in Monica Viego-Rodriguez neighborhood since the hurricanes hit last fall. Monica Viego-Rodriguez can only buy perishable foods for Monica Viego-Rodriguez family that they can eat the same day.There is nowhere to store food other than a cooler that she keeps filled with ice on her balcony. More than 470,000 homes were damaged or destroyed, causing an estimated $ 140 billion in damages. As Puerto Rico experiences the longest and most devastating blackout in American history, 1,000 utility trucks and 1,500 workers from 22 electric companies from all over the U.S. are arriving on the island this week to help the existing crews on the job restore power. As crews carve their way through the catastrophic damage, their progress is slow. But they met a major milestone this month when 1 million customers had their power restored, and utility crews say they won't stop until everyone is back on line. Help from U.S. mainland power companies has been coming in waves for months. But some Puerto Rico residents say they still haven't seen a light come on anywhere in their neighborhood since the hurricanes hit last fall. ( REUTERS) There is no set timeframe, we're just here for the long haul, the mission is to restore power and that's what we're focusing on. Wednesday night, the Puerto Rico governor said the island will receive approximately $ 35 billion in federal aid. But he added that Puerto Rico is facing massive debt and won't be able to repay the money until 2022. Power crews say they have to prioritize – hospitals, police and fire stations, come first.Then communication facilities, water treatment plants, transportation providers and shelters.From there, utility crews repair infrastructure serving smaller groups and neighborhoods. People like Sol Vazquez, a law student who has been working the best she can with limited resources, also Skyped with Fox News this week. She said she has been seeing a mixed response from her friends and fellow students. I think everyone wants to get their electricity back, I don't think, at this point, they care who does it or how they do it.

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