What does electrical mean?
Definitions for electrical
ɪˈlɛk trɪ kəlelec·tri·cal
Here are all the possible meanings and translations of the word electrical.
Princeton's WordNet
electrical(adj)
relating to or concerned with electricity
"an electrical engineer"; "electrical and mechanical engineering industries"
electric, electrical(adj)
using or providing or producing or transmitting or operated by electricity
"electric current"; "electric wiring"; "electrical appliances"; "an electrical storm"
Wiktionary
electrical(Noun)
An electrical engineer.
electrical(Adjective)
Related to electricity (or electronics)
Webster Dictionary
Electrical(adj)
pertaining to electricity; consisting of, containing, derived from, or produced by, electricity; as, electric power or virtue; an electric jar; electric effects; an electric spark
Etymology: [L. electrum amber, a mixed metal, Gr. 'h`lektron; akin to 'hle`ktwr the beaming sun, cf. Skr. arc to beam, shine: cf. F. lectrique. The name came from the production of electricity by the friction of amber.]
Electrical(adj)
capable of occasioning the phenomena of electricity; as, an electric or electrical machine or substance
Etymology: [L. electrum amber, a mixed metal, Gr. 'h`lektron; akin to 'hle`ktwr the beaming sun, cf. Skr. arc to beam, shine: cf. F. lectrique. The name came from the production of electricity by the friction of amber.]
Electrical(adj)
electrifying; thrilling; magnetic
Etymology: [L. electrum amber, a mixed metal, Gr. 'h`lektron; akin to 'hle`ktwr the beaming sun, cf. Skr. arc to beam, shine: cf. F. lectrique. The name came from the production of electricity by the friction of amber.]
Editors Contribution
electrical
Using electricity.
The electrical system is working efficiently.
Submitted by MaryC on January 16, 2020
British National Corpus
Spoken Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'electrical' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #4134
Written Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'electrical' in Written Corpus Frequency: #3546
Adjectives Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'electrical' in Adjectives Frequency: #543
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of electrical in Chaldean Numerology is: 3
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of electrical in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7
Examples of electrical in a Sentence
If we decide as a nation that we are going to have a completely carbon free electrical system that would cost trillions of dollars, I am guessing that for a lot less we can figure out how to burn coal cleanly.
The fascinating thing about our body is that it works by sending electrical signals into a central nervous system.
We tried to get away from the debris, among water patches and electrical wires swinging, we went out in the streets and children were screaming and crying. Devastation everywhere.
When GPS/GNSS (Global Navigation Satellite Systems) fail, transportation is impacted immediately. It slows down, becomes more dangerous, and every mode can carry less capacity, as short-term backup clocks start to desynchronize with each other ... cell phone towers start to fail, IT networks slow down or fail, financial systems are impacted, management of the electrical grid becomes problematic. That is the really scary part.
These incidents are yet another example of New York City's outdated infrastructure. It's well-known that saltwater and exposed electrical wires are a dangerous combination, if we want a safer city, we must do more to address this issue.
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- الكهرباءArabic
- elèctricCatalan, Valencian
- elektrickýCzech
- elektriskDanish
- elektrischGerman
- ηλεκτρικόςGreek
- elektraEsperanto
- eléctricoSpanish
- الکتریک, برقیPersian
- sähköinen, sähkö-Finnish
- électriqueFrench
- leictreachIrish
- חשמליHebrew
- विद्युतीयHindi
- elektrisIndonesian
- elettricoItalian
- 電気のJapanese
- ವಿದ್ಯುತ್Kannada
- 전기 같은Korean
- electricaLatin
- elektriskNorwegian
- elektrischDutch
- elektriskNorwegian Nynorsk
- elektriskNorwegian
- elektrycznyPolish
- elétricoPortuguese
- electricRomanian
- электри́ческийRussian
- elektriskSwedish
- மின்Tamil
- విద్యుత్Telugu
- điệnVietnamese
- עלעקטריקאַלYiddish
- 電動Chinese
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