electric.
Of, relating to, produced by, operated with, or utilising electricity; electrical.
Meaning & usage
Of, relating to, produced by, operated with, or utilising electricity; electrical.
An electric oven needs an electric socket.
Of or relating to an electronic version of a musical instrument that has an acoustic equivalent.
Emotionally thrilling; electrifying.
Where this word comes from
First attested in c. 1646 in a publication by Thomas Browne. From New Latin ēlectricus (“electrical; of amber”), from ēlectr(um) (“amber”) + -icus (“adjectival suffix”); from Ancient Greek ἤλεκτρον (ḗlektron, “amber”); related to ἠλέκτωρ (ēléktōr, “shining sun”), of unknown origin (see which for more). The Latin term was apparently used first with the sense electrical in 1600 by the English physician and scientist William Gilbert in his work De Magnete.
Electricity; the electricity supply.
We had to sit in the dark because the electric was cut off.
An electric powered version of something that was originally or is more commonly not electric. An electric car, locomotive, train etc.
An electric powered version of something that was originally or is more commonly not electric. An electric toothbrush.
An electric powered version of something that was originally or is more commonly not electric. An electric typewriter.
A substance or object which can be electrified; an insulator or non-conductor, like amber or glass.
Fencing with the use of a body wire, box, and related equipment to detect when a weapon has touched an opponent.
Where this word comes from
First attested in c. 1646 in a publication by Thomas Browne. From New Latin ēlectricus (“electrical; of amber”), from ēlectr(um) (“amber”) + -icus (“adjectival suffix”); from Ancient Greek ἤλεκτρον (ḗlektron, “amber”); related to ἠλέκτωρ (ēléktōr, “shining sun”), of unknown origin (see which for more). The Latin term was apparently used first with the sense electrical in 1600 by the English physician and scientist William Gilbert in his work De Magnete.
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