electric

Meaning

Adj

1. (not-comparable) Of, relating to, produced by, operated with, or utilising electricity; electrical.
2. (not-comparable) Of or relating to an electronic version of a musical instrument that has an acoustic equivalent.
3. (figuratively, not-comparable) Emotionally thrilling; electrifying.

Noun

1. (informal, usually, with-definite-article) Electricity; the electricity supply.
2. (countable, informal, rare) An electric powered version of something that was originally or is more commonly not electric.
3. (informal) An electric powered version of something that was originally or is more commonly not electric.
4. (informal) An electric powered version of something that was originally or is more commonly not electric.
5. (archaic) A substance or object which can be electrified; an insulator or non-conductor, like amber or glass.
6. Fencing with the use of a body wire, box, and related equipment to detect when a weapon has touched an opponent.

Opposite of

steam

Synonyms

electrical

electricity

galvanic

galvanizing

electronic

electrifying

electric car

electric automobile

galvanising

electric blue

generating station

electrically operated

immersion blender

battery

🔋

coulombic

elec

electroacoustic

excited

exciting

lightning

tense

thrilling

voltaic

Translations

électrique

elektrisch

elettrico

eléctrico

ηλεκτρικός

elétrico

elektrisch

elektrikli

elèctric

eléctrico

eletrizante

electrizante

elektriki

كهربائي

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ɪˈlɛktɹɪk/

Etymology

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.

Sentences

In that year ‘The Indian Engineer’ reported moves to construct an electric tramway .