Electro
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- proper noun
- /ɪˈlɛk.troʊ/
- "Dressed up as Electro for Halloween last night," Foxx tweeted out this afternoon.
Examples
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Very impressive, Electro.
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And keep on fearing that Electro is now going to flirt with your girlfriend, because he totally is.
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My prediction is they'll go with something more similar to James Cameron's version of Electro.
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Jamie Foxx isn't going to make Electro suck any less.
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Jamie Foxx is rumored to be playing the villain, Electro, in The Amazing Spider-Man 2.
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Sure, add new villains like Electro or any of the Sinister 6; he's got a great rogues gallery.
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In the latest Spider-Man movie, the character Electro uses his powers to unleash bolts of lightning.
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Many fans are excited to see how Electro confronts Spider-Man with his electric abilities.
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The comic features Electro, a villain known for his ability to manipulate electrical energy.
Compounds
- Specialized
A device that changes electrical signals into sound or sound into electrical signals
Surface Forms
Etymology
The word Electro comes from the old Greek word ēlektron meaning 'amber', because people long ago saw that rubbing amber could make sparks, and that idea gave us the words electric and electricity. That's why the name Electro suits a villain who makes and controls electric power.