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ELECTRICITY
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Keen and shared excitement
Example:
the stage crackled with electricity whenever she was on it
Classified under:
Nouns denoting feelings and emotions
Hypernyms ("electricity" is a kind of...):
stir (emotional agitation and excitement)
Derivation:
electric ((of a situation) exceptionally tense)
electrify (excite suddenly and intensely)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A physical phenomenon associated with stationary or moving electrons and protons
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural phenomena
Hypernyms ("electricity" is a kind of...):
physical phenomenon (a natural phenomenon involving the physical properties of matter and energy)
Domain member category:
multiphase; polyphase (of an electrical system that uses or generates two or more alternating voltages of the same frequency but differing in phase angle)
galvanic; voltaic (pertaining to or producing electric current by chemical action)
inductive (arising from inductance)
low-tension; low-voltage (subjected to or capable of operating under relative low voltage)
high-tension (subjected to or capable of operating under relatively high voltage)
alternating ((of a current) reversing direction)
direct ((of a current) flowing in one direction only)
hot; live (charged or energized with electricity)
transposition ((electricity) a rearrangement of the relative positions of power lines in order to minimize the effects of mutual capacitance and inductance)
amplification ((electronics) the act of increasing voltage or power or current)
earth; ground (a connection between an electrical device and a large conducting body, such as the earth (which is taken to be at zero voltage))
outlet box ((electricity) receptacle consisting of the metal box designed for connections to a wiring system)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "electricity"):
galvanism (electricity produced by chemical action)
hydroelectricity (electricity produced by water power)
photoelectricity (electricity generated by light or affected by light)
piezo effect; piezoelectric effect; piezoelectricity (electricity produced by mechanical pressure on certain crystals (notably quartz or Rochelle salt); alternatively, electrostatic stress produces a change in the linear dimensions of the crystal)
static electricity (electricity produced by friction)
current electricity; dynamic electricity (a flow of electric charge)
thermoelectricity (electricity produced by heat (as in a thermocouple))
Derivation:
electric (using or providing or producing or transmitting or operated by electricity)
electrify (equip for use with electricity)
electrify (charge (a conductor) with electricity)
Sense 3
Meaning:
Energy made available by the flow of electric charge through a conductor
Example:
The power went oout around midnight
Synonyms:
electrical energy; electricity; power
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural phenomena
Hypernyms ("electricity" is a kind of...):
energy; free energy ((physics) a thermodynamic quantity equivalent to the capacity of a physical system to do work; the units of energy are joules or ergs)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "electricity"):
AC; alternating current; alternating electric current (an electric current that reverses direction sinusoidally)
DC; direct current; direct electric current (an electric current that flows in one direction steadily)
signal (an electric quantity (voltage or current or field strength) whose modulation represents coded information about the source from which it comes)
Derivation:
electric (using or providing or producing or transmitting or operated by electricity)
electrify (equip for use with electricity)
electrify (charge (a conductor) with electricity)
Context examples:
Issue associated with linking of device and/or device components and/or the functional units set up to provide means for a transfer of liquid, gas, electricity or data.
(Medical Device or Device Component Connection Issue, Food and Drug Administration)
A nanometer-scale wire made of metal atoms, silicon, or other materials that conduct electricity.
(Nanowire, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)
Before this I was not unacquainted with the more obvious laws of electricity.
(Frankenstein, by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley)
Electricity is carried from the electrodes through the skin and blocks the pain.
(MC5-A scrambler therapy, NCI Dictionary)
This acknowledgment comprises about 4-6 years of university study in total with a focus on an engineering discipline that deals with the study and/or application of electricity, electronics and electromagnetism.
(Master of Electrical Engineering, NCI Thesaurus)
A material designed to reduce the transmission of heat, sound, or electricity.
(Insulation Device Component, NCI Thesaurus)
A machine that uses electricity to form a stream of fast-moving subatomic particles.
(Linac, NCI Dictionary)
"You separate the charges and create electricity out of essentially nothing."
(Nanogenerator Creates Electricity from Snowfall, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)
Injury to tissues caused by contact with dry heat, moist heat, flames, chemicals, electricity, friction or radiant and electromagnetic energy.
(Burn, Food and Drug Administration)
Researchers liken the charge to the static electricity generated when you rub a balloon on your hair.
('Electric Sands' Cover Titan, VOA News)
