electrics
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3.9
- noun
- /ɪˈlɛktrɪks/
- Specialized
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sistema eléctrico
- After the storm, the electrics in the house failed, leaving us in the dark.
- diesel-electrics
And they're like the electrics have failed.
- And they're like the electrics have failed.
- They just it's all to do like electrics, so much electrics and cars, once there's too much voltage, it just blows a fuse somewhere in the car.
Examples
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We're over here for instance, and we were doing these electrics.
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The electrics must be totally out!
Fiction book (1990) -
The electrics must be out on the left side!
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The electrics must be out on the left side.
Fiction book (1990) -
And I think that's what caused the electrics to trip.
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Looks like the electrics just went on the blink.
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You put them electrics right, Mitchel.
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-The electrics here are up the spout.
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Carl doesn't like the electrics any better than I do, but sometimes they are the only alternative.
Fiction book (1992) -
People will begin to wonder why they should buy gas-powered cars when electrics are so much more mechanically simple and require so much less maintenance.
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Synonyms
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3.4
A system of electrical wires that carry electricity in a building or device
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2.8
A group of parts that supply and carry electricity in a building, car, or area
How Complex
- Specialized
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3.9
- Specialized
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3.3
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Electrics comes from electric, which goes back to the Greek word elektron meaning 'amber', because people saw that rubbing amber could pull small bits and make sparks. So electrics now means the wiring and parts that carry that invisible 'power' in a house, car, or device.