electric fluidn.

Brit.

/ᵻˌlɛktrɪk ˈfluːɪd/, U.S.

/əˌlɛktrɪk ˈfluɪd/,

/iˌlɛktrɪk ˈfluɪd/

Forms: see electric adj. and n. and fluid adj. and n.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: electric adj., fluid adj.

Etymology: < electric adj. + fluid adj.

Now historical.

A subtle, imponderable, all-pervading fluid that was formerly thought to be the cause of electrical phenomena. Also figurative. Cf. earlier electric fire n. 1.In the view of Benjamin Franklin, an excess of the fluid gave rise to positive electricity, and a deficiency to negative electricity (hence the terms ‘positive’ and ‘negative’). Other writers thought that the two kinds of electricity corresponded to two different fluids.

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electric fluid1749

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1749 T. Aery in Philos. Trans. 1748 (Royal Soc.) 45 410 The active electric Fluid seems to be a great Agent, in Conjunction wit the Air, in the Production of Fire.

1750 B. Wilson Treat. Electr. ix. 130 A sufficient number of such last-mentioned particles, when placed in such a medium as the æther, may constitute an electric fluid somewhat similar to the atmosphere.

1752 B. Franklin Let. 23 Apr. in Exper. & Observ. Electr. (1769) 264 New flannel, if dry and warm, will draw the electric fluid from non-electrics.

?1790 J. Imison School of Arts (ed. 2) 44 The electric fluid with which the conductor is overloaded, repels the electric fluid from those parts of the threads, &c. which are next to it.

1806 ‘C. Dacre’ Zofloya I. xii. 262 The sigh was electric fluid through her breast.

1821 Philos. Mag. 57 43 The steel needles placed on these spirals became magnetised by the electric fluids of ordinary machines, as well as by the Voltaic apparatus.

1854 Lardner's Museum Sci. & Art III. 119 The electric fluid is deposited in a latent state in unlimited quantity in the earth, the waters, the atmosphere.

1857 L. M. Child Autumnal Leaves 123 With a skip and a bound, which showed that the electric fluid was still leaping in her veins, she added, ‘He's a funny boy, too.’

1902 London, Edinb., & Dublin Philos. Mag. 6th Ser. 3 257 Positive and negative electrifications consist in excess above, and deficiency below, a natural quantum of a fluid, called the electric fluid.

1923 E. W. Hobson Domain Nat. Sci. xi. 251 He [sc. Coulomb] endeavoured to explain the fact that the two magnetic fluids, unlike the two electric fluids, cannot be divided between different substances, so as to obtain a magnetic pole in isolation.

2002 J. C. Whorton Nature Cures xi. 260 There was a certain amount of speculation about the [acupuncture] needles acting as a ‘lightening [sic] rod’ to draw off excess electric fluid in the nerves of the pained part.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2008; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	electric fluid
释义	electric fluidn. Brit. /ᵻˌlɛktrɪk ˈfluːɪd/, U.S. /əˌlɛktrɪk ˈfluɪd/, /iˌlɛktrɪk ˈfluɪd/ Forms: see electric adj. and n. and fluid adj. and n. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: electric adj., fluid adj. Etymology: < electric adj. + fluid adj. Now historical. A subtle, imponderable, all-pervading fluid that was formerly thought to be the cause of electrical phenomena. Also figurative. Cf. earlier electric fire n. 1.In the view of Benjamin Franklin, an excess of the fluid gave rise to positive electricity, and a deficiency to negative electricity (hence the terms ‘positive’ and ‘negative’). Other writers thought that the two kinds of electricity corresponded to two different fluids. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > physics > electromagnetic radiation > electricity > [noun] > assumed source of electric fire1736 electric fluid1749 electrical fluid1750 fluid1751 1749 T. Aery in Philos. Trans. 1748 (Royal Soc.) 45 410 The active electric Fluid seems to be a great Agent, in Conjunction wit the Air, in the Production of Fire. 1750 B. Wilson Treat. Electr. ix. 130 A sufficient number of such last-mentioned particles, when placed in such a medium as the æther, may constitute an electric fluid somewhat similar to the atmosphere. 1752 B. Franklin Let. 23 Apr. in Exper. & Observ. Electr. (1769) 264 New flannel, if dry and warm, will draw the electric fluid from non-electrics. ?1790 J. Imison School of Arts (ed. 2) 44 The electric fluid with which the conductor is overloaded, repels the electric fluid from those parts of the threads, &c. which are next to it. 1806 ‘C. Dacre’ Zofloya I. xii. 262 The sigh was electric fluid through her breast. 1821 Philos. Mag. 57 43 The steel needles placed on these spirals became magnetised by the electric fluids of ordinary machines, as well as by the Voltaic apparatus. 1854 Lardner's Museum Sci. & Art III. 119 The electric fluid is deposited in a latent state in unlimited quantity in the earth, the waters, the atmosphere. 1857 L. M. Child Autumnal Leaves 123 With a skip and a bound, which showed that the electric fluid was still leaping in her veins, she added, ‘He's a funny boy, too.’ 1902 London, Edinb., & Dublin Philos. Mag. 6th Ser. 3 257 Positive and negative electrifications consist in excess above, and deficiency below, a natural quantum of a fluid, called the electric fluid. 1923 E. W. Hobson Domain Nat. Sci. xi. 251 He [sc. Coulomb] endeavoured to explain the fact that the two magnetic fluids, unlike the two electric fluids, cannot be divided between different substances, so as to obtain a magnetic pole in isolation. 2002 J. C. Whorton Nature Cures xi. 260 There was a certain amount of speculation about the [acupuncture] needles acting as a ‘lightening [sic] rod’ to draw off excess electric fluid in the nerves of the pained part. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2008; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1749
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