electrical
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3.1
- adjective
- /ɪˈlɛktrɪkəl/
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eléctrico
- The homeowner hired a professional to upgrade the house's electrical system for safety.
- electrical engineer
- electrical engineering
- electrical power
No, it's it's missiles hitting electrical relay stations.
- No, it's it's missiles hitting electrical relay stations.
- Get this stuff verified foundation, electrical system, plumbing system.
- Someday armies and generals will be in control by electrical stimulation of the brain.
- We're just trying to expand the electrical department.
- The atoms have electrical currents or maybe they have spins.
- And while the grounding mat itself is not electrical, it's plugging into an electrical outlet.
Examples
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Do you have a free electrical outlet somewhere?
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Unplug all the electrical appliances.
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Maybe it's in some central electrical room somewhere.
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Maybe I can find the electrical room out here.
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We're just trying to expand the electrical department.
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So the gate basically controls the electrical signal that goes through.
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Our electrical system is screwed.
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Solar power is the least prevalent source of electrical power in the United States.
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So in your brain there are these electrical rhythms.
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Jordan is in the process of privatizing its electrical power and transport sectors.
Academic text (1999)
Synonyms
490
2.1
Powered by electricity, like cars or kettles
Compounds
17
2.8
A group of parts that supply and carry electricity in a building, car, or area
- Specialized
12
3.2
The rate at which electricity flows through a circuit, measured by voltage times current
- Specialized
11
3.9
The study and design of machines and systems that use electricity
9
3.7
A person who designs, builds, or fixes machines and systems that use electricity
7
3.0
A socket in a wall where you plug in a phone charger or lamp to get power
5
3.7
Energy used to run devices like lights or phones that comes from power in wires
5
3.0
Work that installs, fixes, or looks after wires and devices that bring power into a building
- Specialized
1
5.5
Unwanted electric signals that make devices not work properly
1
5.3
An event where sudden energy in the air makes light, sound, or sparks, like lightning
- Specialized
1
4.5
A device that uses a small current to switch another circuit on or off
- Specialized
1
3.9
The amount a material stops or slows the flow of electric current
- Specialized
1
4.7
Amount of electric charge a device can store, like a capacitor
- Specialized
1
4.1
A point or surface that lets electricity flow from one part to another
1
2.8
A device that connects and cuts the flow of electricity to turn a light or machine on and off
- Specialized
A small part with a thin wire that melts to stop dangerous electric current
- Specialized
To use small electric currents on the body to help heal injuries or nerve problems
- Specialized
An imaginary line showing the direction a positive electric charge moves and how strong the field is
- Specialized
A wire that has low resistance and is placed across a device to carry some electricity away
- Specialized
A change in the skin's electrical signal when someone feels stress or strong emotion
- Specialized
The flow of electric current through a material like a metal wire
- Specialized
A device that changes electricity between the type that goes back and forth and the type that flows one way
- Archaic
A device in a car engine that sends high voltage to the spark plugs in the right order
- Specialized
A serious heart condition with many dangerous fast heartbeats in a short time that needs urgent treatment
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Electrical comes from the Greek word elektron, which means 'amber' because people long ago found that rubbing amber makes hair or small bits of dust stick to it. That image of 'amber attracting' gave us the words electric and electron, so today electrical describes things that use or make electricity.