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ELECTRIC
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A car that is powered by electricity
Synonyms:
electric; electric automobile; electric car
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("electric" is a kind of...):
auto; automobile; car; machine; motorcar (a motor vehicle with four wheels; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine)
II. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Affected by emotion as if by electricity; thrilling
Example:
the new leader had a galvanic effect on morale
Synonyms:
electric; galvanic; galvanising; galvanizing
Classified under:
Similar:
exciting (creating or arousing excitement)
Sense 2
Meaning:
(of a situation) exceptionally tense
Example:
an atmosphere electric with suspicion
Classified under:
Similar:
tense (in or of a state of physical or nervous tension)
Derivation:
electricity (keen and shared excitement)
Sense 3
Meaning:
Using or providing or producing or transmitting or operated by electricity
Example:
an electrical storm
Synonyms:
electric; electrical
Classified under:
Relational adjectives (pertainyms)
Pertainym:
electricity (a physical phenomenon associated with stationary or moving electrons and protons)
Derivation:
electricity (a physical phenomenon associated with stationary or moving electrons and protons)
electricity (energy made available by the flow of electric charge through a conductor)
Context examples:
When Martin got on the electric car, he was very sick and tired.
(Martin Eden, by Jack London)
Take note of what happens on December 15, when Jupiter and the Sun will receive electric, silvery vibrations from surprise-a-minute Uranus.
(AstrologyZone.com, by Susan Miller)
It is based on the principle that the resistance to an applied electric current is inversely related to the amount of lean body mass within the body.
(Bioelectric Impedance Analysis, NCI Thesaurus)
An electrical device designed to store an electric charge.
(Capacitor Device Component, NCI Thesaurus)
A procedure in which small electric impulses are used to stimulate muscles that are weak or paralyzed.
(NES, NCI Dictionary)
Having a surplus of electrons; having a lower electric potential.
(Negative Charge, NCI Thesaurus)
The needle may be twirled, moved up and down at different speeds and depths, heated, or charged with a low electric current.
(Needling, NCI Dictionary)
Having no net electric charge; not electrified.
(Neutral Charge, NCI Thesaurus)
An instrument that uses electric fields to propel charged particles to high speeds and energies.
(Particle Accelerator, NCI Thesaurus)
Von Bork pushed it back, and, leading the way, he clicked the switch of the electric light.
(His Last Bow, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
