electric

Plural

electrics

Adjective

Adjective

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A word that describes or modifies a noun or pronoun.

1. 1.Of, relating to, produced by, operated with, or utilising electricity; electrical.

   • While Britain continues to argue about how to deliver affordable electrification and decarbonisation, Swiss railways have been 100% electric since the 1960s.
   • But electric vehicles and the batteries that made them run became ensnared in corporate scandals, fraud, and monopolistic corruption that shook the confidence of the nation and inspired automotive upstarts.

2. 2.Of or relating to an electronic version of a musical instrument that has an acoustic equivalent.

   • Tom bought an electric bike.

3. 3.Emotionally thrilling; electrifying.

   • And bold / Electric Pindar, quick as fear, / With race-dust on his cheeks, and clear / Slant startled eyes that seemed to hear // The chariot rounding the last goal, / to hurtle past it in his soul.
   • A glance from Beatrice, for nothing is so electric as the kindness of sympathy, stopped the tide of bewailings that were gushing forth. "Poor child!" muttered the housekeeper; "but it's no good telling her."

Noun

Noun

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A word that identifies a person, place, thing, or idea.

1. 1.Electricity; the electricity supply.(informal)

   • We had to sit in the dark because the electric was cut off.

2. 2.Fencing with the use of a body wire, box, and related equipment to detect when a weapon has touched an opponent.

3. 3.An electric powered version of something that was originally or is more commonly not electric.(informal)

   • The beautiful VIOlight bathroom unit takes up very little space (it's about the size of a cup), yet it holds up to 4 toothbrushes - even electrics!
   • Richard's old Olivetti electric had been put aside for the time being on top of one of the filing cabinets. “It serves the purpose,” Richard said. He nodded at the word processor.
   • There were electric vehicles around, but four-wheel drive electrics were pretty damned rare, and the snow was deep enough to stop anything that didn't have a minimum of four big wheels spinning at all times.

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• elect
• electrical
• electricity