electric
- adjective
- /ɪˈlɛktrɪk/
- 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.
- And found this chart of electric vehicle sales to date.
- I didn't expect a new electric Volvo to be inexpensive.
- So there's a big movement in the electric auto groups.
- This right here is an electric recharging lane.
- So the thought tends to have an electrical charge in the quantum field.
- With their brand new Handyman Electric Face Shaver.
- So I bought an option on another electric vehicle play.
Examples
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It's an electric car.
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Then I got to the section where they have electric vehicles for children now.
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How about some electric car news, electric vehicle news.
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The electric car is here.
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And found this chart of electric vehicle sales to date.
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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.
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This is, as you can see, an electric unicycle.
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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
About power that flows through wires and runs machines like lights
Compounds
- NSFW
A chair used to put a person to death by sending electricity through their body
- Specialized
How fast electricity moves in a circuit is equal to voltage times current
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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
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A quality in objects that makes them pull together or push apart, called positive and negative
- Archaic
A machine that types letters using electricity so you press keys more easily
A hand-held tool that uses electricity to turn a small metal piece to make holes
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Energy from electricity that powers things like lights and machines
A machine with turning blades that uses electricity to move air and cool a room or people
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 small machine with a flat hot metal base used to press clothes and remove wrinkles
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A train engine that uses electric motors powered by a diesel engine
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A bright, very hot flow of electricity across a gap that makes light and heat
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A flow of electricity through a gas that makes light or a spark
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A machine that uses electricity to make heat instead of burning fuel
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The energy a small electric charge has at a point in a circuit, measured in volts
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 train engine that runs on electricity from overhead wires or a third rail
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A train engine that uses a diesel engine to make electricity that runs its electric motors
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An electric flow that moves in one direction and does not reverse
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Amount that shows how far positive and negative electric charges are separated, equal to charge size times distance
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A pair of equal electric charges, one positive and one negative, close together like a water molecule
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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
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A medical treatment that uses electricity to help injured nerves and muscles
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A large cable or line that carries electricity from a power station to homes
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A machine that uses an electric arc to melt metal to make steel
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A lamp that makes light by passing electricity between two metal parts inside a glass tube
How Electric
Surface Forms
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.