electrificationn.

Brit.

/ᵻˌlɛktrᵻfᵻˈkeɪʃn/, U.S.

/əˌlɛktrəfəˈkeɪʃ(ə)n/,

/iˌlɛktrəfəˈkeɪʃ(ə)n/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: electrify v., -fication suffix.

Etymology: < electrify v.: see -fication suffix. Compare electrization n.

a. The action or process of charging something with electricity; an instance of this; (formerly also) †treatment of a person with an electric current (obsolete). Now historical.

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the world > matter > physics > electromagnetic radiation > electricity > electric charge, electricity > [noun] > process of charging

excitation1656

electrifying1745

electrization1745

electrification1746

charging1749

electrizing1764

1746 R. Turner Electricology 7 All Bodies upon which the Electric Virtue is thrown, are said to be electrified or electrized; and this Electrification or Electrization, can be perform'd only to a certain degree.

1752 Philos. Trans. 1749–50 (Royal Soc.) 46 385 The Prelate was not cured; and since the Electrification..had been as he was before.

1881 Nature 15 Sept. 464/1 After a few electrifications..particles collect to form a chain.

2002 T. W. Kneeland & C. A. B. Warren Pushbutton Psychiatry i. 4 In his experiments with the electrification of frogs, Galvani claimed to have proved the presence of a ‘nervo-electric fluid’ as the basis of animal life.

b. The action or process of converting something, esp. a railway line, to the use of electricity or to electric operation. Another early term for this was electrolization (electrolization n. 2).

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the world > matter > physics > electromagnetic radiation > electricity > electrical power, electricity > distribution system > [noun] > introduction of electricity

electrolization1854

electrification1896

1896 Street Railway Rev. 15 Feb. 79/2 The proposed electrification of the horse car lines of Augsburg, Germany, will render that ancient and picturesque city still more attractive.

1901 Westm. Gaz. 2 Jan. 8/3 The character of the coal consumed..has altered the position for the worse... The one possible remedy is electrification.

1904 Daily Chron. 26 Aug. 7/4 Electrification perils. Risk entailed by the transformation of the ‘Underground’.

1967 Listener 26 Jan. 122/2 Now that electrification from Euston to Manchester and Liverpool is finished, the British Railways Board have become eager electrifiers again.

1991 Mod. Railways Apr. 178/3 Unlike some other recent electrifications..it would not be possible to find enough electric trains to work the West of England route out of the pool of third-rail units.

1992 C. Hardyment Home Comfort ix. 136 It was to be electrification, not just of cookers but of food processors, washing-machines, refrigerators and dishwashers, that transformed the kitchen.

2006 Time Out N.Y. 20 Apr. 129/2 Sidibe's electrification of Wassoulou music..paved the way for the rise of..Oumou Sangaré.

2. The state or condition of an object having an electric charge.

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the world > matter > physics > electromagnetic radiation > electricity > electric charge, electricity > [noun] > process of charging > state of being charged

electrification1787

1787 Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 77 29 The electrification of fogs and rain is well illustrated.

1878 H. P. Gurney Crystallogr. 114 The electrifications of the glass and the resin are of opposite kinds.

1881 J. C. Maxwell Treat. Electr. & Magnetism (ed. 2) I. 32 It is the..practice..to call the vitreous electrification positive, and the resinous electrification negative.

1936 N. Feather Introd. Nucl. Physics i. 25 Point discharges at a fairly low potential are employed to produce surface electrifications of opposite sign on two ‘endless’ belts of insulating material.

1958 A. Marshack World in Space viii. 137 The ability of the layers to bounce back radio waves is due to their electrification, or ‘ionization’.

2007 R. G. Newton From Clockwork to Crapshoot vi.134 Objects with unlike electrification attracted one another, while those with like electrification repelled one another.

3. figurative. The condition or state of being electrified (electrify v. 3); great excitement or stimulation. Also: an instance of this.

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the mind > emotion > excitement > [noun]

excitation1393

motiona1398

concitation1534

erectiona1586

fermentationc1660

effervescence1744

effervescency1767

intumescence1775

electricity1796

electrization1798

sensation1807

electrification1835

bubblement1842

excitement1846

suscitation1870

exuberation1889

splash1899

rousedness1915

adrenaline1928

drama1930

1835 S. E. Brydges Poet. Wks. Milton IV. 297 The reader, who feels in this no human sympathy;..no electrification at the spell of mighty genius;..must be unspiritualized, and half-imbruted.

1885 G. Meredith Diana of Crossways I. xv. 341 The strange pure ecstasy was not a transient electrification; it came in waves on a continuous tide.

1892 Leisure Hour Aug. 657/1 Her electrification by Mr. Belport's proposal.

1907 Daily Northwestern (Oshkosh, Wisconsin) 8 July 1/1 There was..amid the soberness and dignity of general appearance an electrification of sentiment and thought.

1949 S. Lens Left, Right & Center viii. 158 Zinoviev..proclaimed the theory of the ‘electrification of the masses’. The Communists, he said, could create a revolution by their own ardor and effort.

2006 Argus (Brighton) (Nexis) 14 June He also reacts to Sandy's—admittedly anti-climactic—transformation with all the electrification of a digestive biscuit.

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

单词	electrification
释义	electrificationn. Brit. /ᵻˌlɛktrᵻfᵻˈkeɪʃn/, U.S. /əˌlɛktrəfəˈkeɪʃ(ə)n/, /iˌlɛktrəfəˈkeɪʃ(ə)n/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: electrify v., -fication suffix. Etymology: < electrify v.: see -fication suffix. Compare electrization n. 1. a. The action or process of charging something with electricity; an instance of this; (formerly also) †treatment of a person with an electric current (obsolete). Now historical. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > physics > electromagnetic radiation > electricity > electric charge, electricity > [noun] > process of charging excitation1656 electrifying1745 electrization1745 electrification1746 charging1749 electrizing1764 1746 R. Turner Electricology 7 All Bodies upon which the Electric Virtue is thrown, are said to be electrified or electrized; and this Electrification or Electrization, can be perform'd only to a certain degree. 1752 Philos. Trans. 1749–50 (Royal Soc.) 46 385 The Prelate was not cured; and since the Electrification..had been as he was before. 1881 Nature 15 Sept. 464/1 After a few electrifications..particles collect to form a chain. 2002 T. W. Kneeland & C. A. B. Warren Pushbutton Psychiatry i. 4 In his experiments with the electrification of frogs, Galvani claimed to have proved the presence of a ‘nervo-electric fluid’ as the basis of animal life. b. The action or process of converting something, esp. a railway line, to the use of electricity or to electric operation. Another early term for this was electrolization (electrolization n. 2). ΘΚΠ the world > matter > physics > electromagnetic radiation > electricity > electrical power, electricity > distribution system > [noun] > introduction of electricity electrolization1854 electrification1896 1896 Street Railway Rev. 15 Feb. 79/2 The proposed electrification of the horse car lines of Augsburg, Germany, will render that ancient and picturesque city still more attractive. 1901 Westm. Gaz. 2 Jan. 8/3 The character of the coal consumed..has altered the position for the worse... The one possible remedy is electrification. 1904 Daily Chron. 26 Aug. 7/4 Electrification perils. Risk entailed by the transformation of the ‘Underground’. 1967 Listener 26 Jan. 122/2 Now that electrification from Euston to Manchester and Liverpool is finished, the British Railways Board have become eager electrifiers again. 1991 Mod. Railways Apr. 178/3 Unlike some other recent electrifications..it would not be possible to find enough electric trains to work the West of England route out of the pool of third-rail units. 1992 C. Hardyment Home Comfort ix. 136 It was to be electrification, not just of cookers but of food processors, washing-machines, refrigerators and dishwashers, that transformed the kitchen. 2006 Time Out N.Y. 20 Apr. 129/2 Sidibe's electrification of Wassoulou music..paved the way for the rise of..Oumou Sangaré. 2. The state or condition of an object having an electric charge. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > physics > electromagnetic radiation > electricity > electric charge, electricity > [noun] > process of charging > state of being charged electrification1787 1787 Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 77 29 The electrification of fogs and rain is well illustrated. 1878 H. P. Gurney Crystallogr. 114 The electrifications of the glass and the resin are of opposite kinds. 1881 J. C. Maxwell Treat. Electr. & Magnetism (ed. 2) I. 32 It is the..practice..to call the vitreous electrification positive, and the resinous electrification negative. 1936 N. Feather Introd. Nucl. Physics i. 25 Point discharges at a fairly low potential are employed to produce surface electrifications of opposite sign on two ‘endless’ belts of insulating material. 1958 A. Marshack World in Space viii. 137 The ability of the layers to bounce back radio waves is due to their electrification, or ‘ionization’. 2007 R. G. Newton From Clockwork to Crapshoot vi.134 Objects with unlike electrification attracted one another, while those with like electrification repelled one another. 3. figurative. The condition or state of being electrified (electrify v. 3); great excitement or stimulation. Also: an instance of this. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > excitement > [noun] excitation1393 motiona1398 concitation1534 erectiona1586 fermentationc1660 effervescence1744 effervescency1767 intumescence1775 electricity1796 electrization1798 sensation1807 electrification1835 bubblement1842 excitement1846 suscitation1870 exuberation1889 splash1899 rousedness1915 adrenaline1928 drama1930 1835 S. E. Brydges Poet. Wks. Milton IV. 297 The reader, who feels in this no human sympathy;..no electrification at the spell of mighty genius;..must be unspiritualized, and half-imbruted. 1885 G. Meredith Diana of Crossways I. xv. 341 The strange pure ecstasy was not a transient electrification; it came in waves on a continuous tide. 1892 Leisure Hour Aug. 657/1 Her electrification by Mr. Belport's proposal. 1907 Daily Northwestern (Oshkosh, Wisconsin) 8 July 1/1 There was..amid the soberness and dignity of general appearance an electrification of sentiment and thought. 1949 S. Lens Left, Right & Center viii. 158 Zinoviev..proclaimed the theory of the ‘electrification of the masses’. The Communists, he said, could create a revolution by their own ardor and effort. 2006 Argus (Brighton) (Nexis) 14 June He also reacts to Sandy's—admittedly anti-climactic—transformation with all the electrification of a digestive biscuit. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2008; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1746
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