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electric

electric

490 2.1
Powered by electricity, like cars or kettles
  • adjective
  • /ɪˈlɛktrɪk/
translation icon : eléctrico
  • The city invested in electric buses to reduce pollution and improve public transportation.
  • electric power
  • electric energy
  • an electric vehicle

And found this chart of electric vehicle sales to date.

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Examples

  • It's an electric car.

  • Then I got to the section where they have electric vehicles for children now.

  • How about some electric car news, electric vehicle news.

  • The electric car is here.

  • And found this chart of electric vehicle sales to date.

  • In this platform, a smart electric grid is formed where vehicles draw energy to start their motors.

    Academic text (2012)
  • This might be the electric skateboard that you want.

  • This is, as you can see, an electric unicycle.

  • Mr. Earley has been working in instrumentation for electric power plants for most of his career.

    Academic text (2011)
  • GM is betting on the electric Volt, but needs to reduce vehicle costs.

    Academic text (2011)

Synonyms

electrical
vselectric
359 3.1

About power that flows through wires and runs machines like lights

describes things powered by or producing electricity rather than only relating to it

Compounds

53 3.1

A car that runs on electricity

47 5.3

A chair used to put a person to death by sending electricity through their body

A guitar that makes sound using electricity and needs an amplifier

22 1.4

A paper or online bill that shows how much you owe for electricity used

A sudden pain or injury when electricity passes through the body

electric power
  • Specialized
14 3.4

How fast electricity moves in a circuit is equal to voltage times current

A machine that uses electricity to make parts move

A light that gets power from wires, often from a bulb

A company that makes and sends power to homes and businesses

electric current
  • Specialized
8 3.0

A flow of electricity through a wire that carries energy

electric field
  • Specialized
7 3.9

An area around a charged object that pushes or pulls other small charged things

A kitchen machine that mixes food ingredients using electricity, like cake batter or cream

A blanket heated by electricity with a control to set the temperature

A brush for cleaning teeth that uses a small motor to move the head

4 2.4

A small machine that shaves hair using batteries or a plug

4 3.4

A large freshwater fish from South America that makes strong electric shocks

electric charge
  • Specialized
2 3.9

A quality in objects that makes them pull together or push apart, called positive and negative

2 4.3

A machine that types letters using electricity so you press keys more easily

A small machine that removes hair from the face using electricity

A hand-held tool that uses electricity to turn a small metal piece to make holes

electric energy
  • Specialized
1 4.1

Energy from electricity that powers things like lights and machines

1 1.0

A machine with turning blades that uses electricity to move air and cool a room or people

A machine that uses electricity to make a room or small space warm

A glass bulb with a thin wire that makes light when electricity passes through it

A device that measures and records how much electricity a home or business uses

A device that stores electricity to power things like remote controls

electric eye
  • Specialized
1 5.3

A device that uses light to notice when people or objects move

electric circuit
  • Specialized
1 3.5

A closed path of wires and parts that lets electricity flow

1 3.0

A kitchen stove that uses electricity to make heat for cooking

A small machine with a flat hot metal base used to press clothes and remove wrinkles

A light that uses electricity to shine

1 2.4

A socket in a wall that lets you plug in devices to get power

An oven that uses electricity to bake or roast food

diesel-electric
  • Specialized
1 5.5

A train engine that uses electric motors powered by a diesel engine

electric arc
  • Specialized
1 5.4

A bright, very hot flow of electricity across a gap that makes light and heat

A strong feeling of excitement and tension in a place

electric discharge
  • Specialized
1 5.2

A flow of electricity through a gas that makes light or a spark

electric furnace
  • Specialized
1 3.9

A machine that uses electricity to make heat instead of burning fuel

A flexible covered wire that carries electricity to an appliance

electric potential
  • Specialized
1 5.1

The energy a small electric charge has at a point in a circuit, measured in volts

1 7.2

A flat sea fish with a rounded body that lives on the sea floor and gives strong electric shocks

A tool that uses electricity to move sandpaper quickly to make wood or other surfaces smooth

A storm with loud thunder and bright lightning, often with heavy rain or hail

A train engine that runs on electricity from overhead wires or a third rail

A keyboard instrument that makes sounds like a pipe organ using electricity

1 6.5

Very exciting and full of energy

5.1

A train engine that uses a diesel engine to make electricity that runs its electric motors

3.6

An electric flow that moves in one direction and does not reverse

A car that runs on power from batteries instead of gasoline

A pan that plugs in and cooks food by baking or grilling

A bell that rings when electricity makes a magnet move

7.7

Amount that shows how far positive and negative electric charges are separated, equal to charge size times distance

electric doublet
  • Specialized
8.7

A pair of equal electric charges, one positive and one negative, close together like a water molecule

3.1

A small heater that plugs into the wall and looks like a fireplace

A pan with a built-in electric heater that cooks food without a stove

electric glow
  • Specialized
6.2

A faint light that appears when electricity passes through air, like on antennas or wires

An injury caused when electricity passes through the body and damages skin or tissue

9.9

A joking second title people add to a sequel to show it is not needed

electric catfish
  • South African
8.0

A freshwater fish from African rivers that makes electric shocks

A small device that makes electricity when its chemicals change

A clock that runs on electricity

electric dipole
  • Specialized
7.4

Two equal but opposite electric charges that are close together

A tool with an electric motor that drives nails or breaks hard things

electric healing
  • Specialized
7.6

A medical treatment that uses electricity to help injured nerves and muscles

electric receptacle
  • Specialized
3.7

A socket in a wall that you plug devices into to get power

A machine that uses electricity to keep food cold

electric resistance
  • Specialized
3.7

How much a material stops electric current from flowing

A device in a wall or lamp that a light bulb goes into to get power

A small device on a wall that turns electricity on and off

electric main
  • Specialized
4.3

A large cable or line that carries electricity from a power station to homes

electric thermometer
  • Specialized
3.9

A device that measures temperature using electric signals

electric-arc furnace
  • Specialized
6.0

A machine that uses an electric arc to melt metal to make steel

7.0

A lamp that makes light by passing electricity between two metal parts inside a glass tube

How Electric

electric
490 2.1
manual
101 3.8

Surface Forms

electric positive
electrical positive

Etymology

Electric meaning 'working with electricity' also comes from the Greek elektron, 'amber', because rubbing amber made small shocks. That image of a material with a 'charge' gave the name to the new power, so electric now describes wires, machines, and devices that use or produce that energy.