electrical system
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2.8
- noun
- /ɪˈlɛktrɪkəl ˈsɪstəm/
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sistema eléctrico
- The electrician examined the electrical system to ensure everything was functioning properly.
- upgrade the electrical system
- malfunction of the electrical system
- faulty electrical system
Foundations, roofs, electrical systems, sewage systems give you the lowest return on your money.
- Foundations, roofs, electrical systems, sewage systems give you the lowest return on your money.
- The third was an electrical system, an LC circuit.
- How often do you think can an electrical system turn off its power?
- It's the most complex electrical system in the world, and you've got it.
Examples
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Comprising three major components—a chiller, refrigeration circuit, and electrical system with removable panels—the system simplifies maintenance, the company says.
Academic text (2004) -
How to handle increased load on the electrical system with EVs and how to quantify this.
Blog text (6) -
The program successfully provided our client with a total annual risk for these electrical systems.
Academic text (1998) -
Grant a switch wired into the electrical system of the plane.
Fiction book (1996) -
If a building was flooded, its electrical systems may have been damaged.
Blog text (13) -
It's only a fault in the electrical system, l'm sure.
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I want you to make a thorough check of the electrical system and gravity simulator.
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What is needed is for the socket/electrical system to be repaired, and the bulb will function again.
Academic text (1998) -
Suddenly, the church's electrical system failed, and the chapel was thrust into blackness.
Fiction book (1998) -
In 1888, George Westinghouse was investigating a motor for his alternating current electrical system.
Academic text (2006)
Synonyms
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3.7
A system of power lines and stations that sends electricity across a region
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3.7
A network of wires and stations that brings electricity to homes and businesses
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3.4
A system of electrical wires that carry electricity in a building or device
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3.5
A network of machines and wires that make and send electricity to homes and businesses
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3.9
Wires and other parts that bring power to devices in a building or vehicle
How Complex
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'the set of components that supplies and distributes electricity' is directly and transparently derived from combining 'electrical' (pertaining to electricity) with 'system' (a collection of interacting components). This adjective + noun composition follows common compositional patterns cross-linguistically and would be immediately understandable to a B1 learner who knows both constituents.
Etymology
Electrical system uses a simple image: electrical means 'electricity' and system means many parts working together, like roads with wires and switches that carry 'power' around a house or car. So, it means the parts that supply and spread 'power' to lights and machines.