[
US
/ɪˈɫɛktɹɪk/
]
[ UK /ɪlˈɛktɹɪk/ ]
[ UK /ɪlˈɛktɹɪk/ ]
ADJECTIVE
-
affected by emotion as if by electricity; thrilling
the new leader had a galvanic effect on morale
gave an electric reading of the play -
using or providing or producing or transmitting or operated by electricity
electric wiring
electric current
electrical appliances
an electrical storm -
(of a situation) exceptionally tense
an atmosphere electric with suspicion
NOUN
- a car that is powered by electricity
How To Use electric In A Sentence
- A second problem is damage caused by the buildup of excessive electrical charges in the plate from the unwanted ions.
- They'd moved to their cottage a few years ago and ran an electrical business in Didcot.
- The liquids are pumped into a battery cell that converts the chemical energy to electrical energy. Smithsonian Mag
- A household radiator absorbs energy in the form of electric current and releases it in the form of heat.
- Before that I was the sales manager with a Bombay consumer electricals company.
- Along with petroleum, the most important new source of energy was electricity.
- He warned others about the live electric cables as they climbed to safety.
- The changing magnetic fields create an electrical current.
- We pay for our electricity using a keycard which we load at the local shop. Free solar panels sound good, but buying them yourself is better
- The black and gold range has an electric oven combined with a gas fired hob.