electricitye‧lec‧tri‧ci‧ty /ɪˌlekˈtrɪsəti, ˌelɪk-/ ●●● S2 W3 noun [uncountable] 
The farm was very isolated, but it had electricity.2a feeling of excitement: There was electricity in the air between the two of them.COLLOCATIONSverbsgenerate/produce electricity· We need to find cleaner ways of generating electricity.provide/supply electricity (=produce electricity and make it available to people)· The dam will provide water and electricity for 30 million people.use electricity· The system uses electricity to heat the water.be powered by electricity· In an emergency, the hospital can be powered by electricity from a generator.conduct electricity (=used of a substance – allow electricity to travel along or through it)· Some metals conduct electricity better than others.cut off the electricity (=stop the supply of electricity)· You risk having your electricity cut off if you fail to pay the bill.electricity + NOUNthe electricity supply (=electricity provided to homes and businesses)· The storms have disrupted the electricity supply to some areas.electricity demand (=the amount of electricity that is needed)· There has been a dramatic growth in electricity demand.electricity production (=the process of producing electricity, or the amount produced)· California’s strict environmental policies make it difficult to increase electricity production.electricity consumption (=the amount of electricity that is used)· Our target is to cut electricity consumption by 10%.an electricity bill (=a bill you have to pay for electricity you have used)· I pay my electricity bill by direct debit.an electricity company· Some electricity companies may be able to offer you an environmentally friendly option.the electricity industry· He works in the electricity industry.ADJECTIVES/NOUN + electricitymains electricity British English (=electricity supplied to a building from the national electricity supply)· The cottage has no mains electricity.static electricity (=electricity that collects on a surface, for example on your clothes or a balloon)· He touched the door handle, and felt a jolt of static electricity.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
- You could feel the electricity in the air.
- A kind of electricity seemed to be gathering inside them.
- As in electricity, a positive charge glances away from a positive charge: like charges repel each other.
- It's still not clear exactly what happened but somehow the electricity surged into the ground around the pole.
- Motorways, electricity generators, municipal dumps were all subject to kickbacks.
- Much of the new demand will come from a doubling in the amount of gas consumed by electricity generators.
- Paying regular bills such as gas and electricity is much easier this way.
- Taxes were raised on vehicles and electricity prices increased.
- The utilities couldn't deliver electricity at a fair price because the government forced them to sell at an unfairly low price.
WORD SETS
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COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRYverbs A man came to read the electricity meter. The taxi driver left the meter running while I ran in to pick up my bags.
· We need to find cleaner ways of generating electricity.
(=produce electricity and make it available to people)· The dam will provide water and electricity for 30 million people.
· The system uses electricity to heat the water.
· In an emergency, the hospital can be powered by electricity from a generator.
(=used of a substance – allow electricity to travel along or through it)· Some metals conduct electricity better than others.
(=stop the supply of electricity)· You risk having your electricity cut off if you fail to pay the bill.
electricity + NOUN (=electricity provided to homes and businesses)· The storms have disrupted the electricity supply to some areas.
(=the amount of electricity that is needed)· There has been a dramatic growth in electricity demand.
(=the process of producing electricity, or the amount produced)· California’s strict environmental policies make it difficult to increase electricity production.
(=the amount of electricity that is used)· Our target is to cut electricity consumption by 10%.
(=a bill you have to pay for electricity you have used)· I pay my electricity bill by direct debit.
· Some electricity companies may be able to offer you an environmentally friendly option.
· He works in the electricity industry.
ADJECTIVES/NOUN + electricity British English (=electricity supplied to a building from the national electricity supply)· The cottage has no mains electricity.
(=electricity that collects on a surface, for example on your clothes or a balloon)· He touched the door handle, and felt a jolt of static electricity.
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES· I’ll have to pay the gas bill too next month.
· Be careful you don't cut through an electric cable.
· There are three possible methods of reducing oil consumption.
A man came to read the electricity meter. The taxi driver left the meter running while I ran in to pick up my bags. (=get its power from electricity etc) Most cars run on unleaded fuel.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADJECTIVE Most cars run on unleaded fuel.· Even if wages are relatively cheap, electricity is not.· Then came cheap oil, electricity, and the motorized centrifugal pump.· Consumers can benefit because the heaters then use more of the cheaper off-peak electricity, and less of the expensive kind.· There are only two barriers to commercial generation of cheap, clean electricity from helium-3 and deuterium.· It does so using comparatively inexpensive materials, and brings the prospect of obtaining cheap electricity from sunlight a step nearer.· In 1983 this, the cheapest of all electricity sources, accounted for 75% of energy consumption.· For a start it is 40 percent cheaper than electricity from the national grid.· To them, it was axiomatic that prices and interest rates should be kept down to further their objective of cheap electricity.
· No power station has ever created an electron, the source of our domestic electricity.· Worse was expected to come as industrial and domestic consumption of electricity picked up after the attrition of the war years.
· Such local network systems would offer higher efficiency and greater local control of electricity, including generation, delivery and use.· For further details of the services that the fuel industries can provide, contact your local electricity or gas showrooms.· The local East Midlands electricity board could take power generated at Corby and feed it into the local grid.· Ask at your local electricity board shop or office for details.· If you are likely to be disconnected contact your local electricity shop and tell them you are a pensioner.
· For the nuclear element in electricity privatisation is the coping stone on which the flotation plans are based.
· I remind my hon. Friend that the regional electricity companies have an obligation to undertake economic purchasing.· It operates via the regional electricity companies, which must pay a premium price for renewable energy.· The Office of Electricity Regulation should investigate the preferential contracts between the regional electricity boards and the gas-fired power stations. 3.
· One disadvantage, however, is that it acquires static electricity, causing it to pick up dirt easily.· He felt spooky and luminous, felt as though he were wrapped in cool fur that was full of static electricity.· There was a crackle of static electricity.· Cotton sheets breathe, absorb moisture, and create less static electricity, which gives you a more comfortable rest.· Overhead, lightning flickered frequently as the static electricity accumulating in the ash cloud discharged.· When his hand touched the elevator signal it touched off the tiniest spark of static electricity.· Amelia's unsubtle lust for him darted out of her like static electricity.· It goes without saying that you should practise safe upgrading by observing all precautions to prevent damage by static electricity.
NOUN· On this the farm worker is most scathing: fresh air does not pay his electricity bill.· Margaret had discovered the address from an electricity bill she had found in the laundry.· Voice over Okan, a production engineer, has seen his collection of reptiles grow as has his electricity bill.· People who are behind with their electricity bills could find themselves restricted to a consumption of as little as one kilowatt.· So lots of tanks, thousands of fish - and huge electricity bills?· If you're worried about electricity bills, turn the monitor off at the end of the day.· The defence ministry was allocated $ 48m to pay electricity bills.
· Education and housing departments, water and electricity boards have often failed to follow policy guidelines or to co-ordinate their work.· The incentive offered by the electricity boards will be a lower tariff.· Another 4 percent. are involved in energy and water industries, and we have a regional headquarters of the electricity board.· The local East Midlands electricity board could take power generated at Corby and feed it into the local grid.· Ask for details of what is available at your local gas showroom or electricity board shop or their offices.· Ask at your local electricity board shop or office for details.· The Office of Electricity Regulation should investigate the preferential contracts between the regional electricity boards and the gas-fired power stations. 3.
· It would then switch itself on at a time when the electricity company has agreed it will get the cheapest rate.· Many do not take full advantage of the various daytime, night and off-peak tariffs on offer from their electricity company.· Their many satisfied customers include gas and electricity companies, motor manufacturers, circuit board makers and steam railway maintenance organisations.· Some electricity companies do free visual wiring checks for elderly or disabled people.· He will recharge it from his house mains-supplied by a specialist electricity company which generates its power from the wind.· We will require the gas and electricity companies to invest in insulation and other energy-saving measures.· They will even phone your gas or electricity company to negotiate repayments.· It also criticized the electricity companies for failing to take the lead in developing alternative energy sources.
· Many savings apply to electricity consumption, whether for lighting, instruments and other equipment, for ventilation, and even heating.
· Estimates are that waves could supply up to one fifth of our electricity demand.· The government hopes that wind power will meet around a tenth of total electricity demand by the year 2000.· Another is to transport coal slurry by pipeline from mines to power stations situated in areas of high electricity demand.· Currently 17 percent of the world's electricity demand was met by nuclear power.· Even electricity demand, which has historically grown faster than total energy demand, decreases in two of the five scenarios.· Some utilities in the United States had reduced electricity demand by giving low energy light bulbs to poor families.· This is partly because little new capacity will be needed this century due to the low level of increase in electricity demand.
· While the direct use of fuels for purposes other than electricity generation has gone down, the output of electricity has gone up.· To assist in the development of alternative forms of non-polluting electricity generation.· They capture the heat produced in electricity generation and distribute it through underground pipes.· By then nuclear energy should be contributing more than one-fifth of electricity generation.· Similarly large investments are also necessary in electricity generation.· Conventional electricity generation loses to the atmosphere enough heat for the needs of every home, office and factory in the country.· In the domestic market coal use will be concentrated largely on electricity generation and steel manufacture.· I am delighted with the progress that we are making in finding new sources of electricity generation.
· Much of the new demand will come from a doubling in the amount of gas consumed by electricity generators.· Its original plan was to unload the problem on to the electricity generators.· The two major electricity generators, PowerGen and National Power, declined to comment until they had assessed the white paper.· Or we could leave it up to the electricity generators to reduce the impact, at the expense of higher bills.· In 1990, it emerged that he had held discussions about buying PowerGen, the state electricity generator, outright.· A hotel's conventional boiler for heat production alone usually achieves 70% and standby electricity generators, 50%.· Motorways, electricity generators, municipal dumps were all subject to kickbacks.· Whether this is because of the impending General Election, or the impending conclusion of negotiations with electricity generators remain to be seen.
· The power supply will come easily from the electricity grid.· Labour would also take control of the national electricity grid, making it responsibility for energy saving.· So also the national electricity grids, when these appeared.
· Of course we should not endlessly meddle and interfere with the electricity industry in Northern Ireland.· On Jan. 1, California becomes the first state in the nation to introduce competition in the electricity industry.· Fixing the market through fresh legislation would be seen as a signal that the privatisation of the electricity industry was flawed.· With the electricity industry about to be privatized there should also be new competition in fuel supplies.· Moreover, opinion polls suggested that huge majorities opposed the sale of the water and electricity industries.· Despite the moves outlined above, the need for regulation in the electricity industry remains of crucial importance.· He added that nevertheless the electricity industry is pursuing its own and funding independent, research.· Mr. Redwood How do the duopoly policy in telecommunications and the restructuring of the electricity industry fit that picture?
· He admitted stealing £85 from the electricity meter and burglary involving £10.· Consumers complained about unaffordable debt repayment settings on both gas and electricity meters.· Hugh was busy telling the assembled how best to fiddle your electricity meter.· Their invention was an electricity meter controlled by signals from the power company.· Mr Pat Roberts for installation of a coin operated electricity meter.· Read in studio A faulty electricity meter is being blamed for starting a house fire which left six people in hospital.· The electricity meter caught my eye as I came up.· You need a special electricity meter for this.
· In the meantime, electricity prices were gradually raised to nearer long-run costs.· Taxes were raised on vehicles and electricity prices increased.· But a 30 % increase in electricity prices was implemented.· The process would increase electricity prices by 40 percent.· I do not know how the money would be found, except from higher taxes or higher electricity prices, or both.· It is no wonder that we receive so few complaining letters about electricity prices these days.· But, he admitted yesterday that there were only two ways to save the pits - government subsidies or higher electricity prices.
· What I am concerned about is that electricity privatisation will not lend itself to improving the situation.· For example, the impact of electricity privatisation is speculative.· For the nuclear element in electricity privatisation is the coping stone on which the flotation plans are based.· The electricity privatisation also ran into difficulties over nuclear power stations.
· The companies plan to apply the concept to gas and electricity supplies as well as security systems.· After all, what were a theorist's research results worth compared with a lifetime of experience in electricity supply?· Within the state sector, the statutory public monopoly of electricity supply and express delivery service has been ended.· Is there an electricity supply? 7.· You will also be instrumental in preparing reports on the effects of immediate and short term changes in electricity supply and demand.· The electricity supply industry is to be broken up and sold.· And the corporation often owned the electricity supply as well.· The company was also legally bound to promote competition in the industry and ensure electricity supplies met standards of supply and quality.
· Strange moss-covered devices were relics of the house's first electricity system, run by water.· Davis wants to shift California back to an electricity system that relies more on government oversight.· Tidal schemes have the advantage of regularity, an integrated electricity system could organise itself according to high and low water.· Liberalization of a traditional electricity system creates an entire complex of unfamiliar risks and responsibilities-including the risk of system collapse.· The reliability of electricity systems has long been both economically and politically essential.· Liberalization will also change the technical configuration of electricity systems, and thereby their environmental impact.· There will not be much margin for resource or market rents at the well-head or in the electricity system.
VERB· They cut off the electricity last week.· Lightning from the storm had cut off the electricity and the cell was illuminated by a bronze dish filled with flickering candles.· On the Hooton to Chester and Ellesmere Port line, a new aluminium conductor rail is being installed to cut electricity waste.· They threatened to cut off gas and electricity to Moldava, of which the Dnestr region supplied almost 80 percent.· The ring main will cut electricity bills by £5 million a year and reduce reservoir capacity requirements by a quarter.· That we should cut off the electricity and make everyone live in the dark?
· The gas will drive turbines to generate electricity for the local grid.· Only the solar panels were kept clear so they could continue to generate electricity.· The possibility of using wood to generate electricity should also be explored.· But they no longer generate the electricity the Rockets have found in recent games.· It will have 22 37-metre diameter wind turbines on 30-metre towers and generate enough electricity to supply 7,000 homes.· That plant uses methane gas from the landfill to generate electricity.· The trees will be used as fuel to generate electricity for farm generators.· In 1933, it could, if fully developed, have generated enough electricity for everyone living west of the Mississippi River.
· Both will keep down our costs - costs that are reflected in the price you pay for electricity.· I pay some electricity and heating.· Why will aluminium producers agree to pay for electricity even if they do not use it?· On this the farm worker is most scathing: fresh air does not pay his electricity bill.· Standing orders and direct debits - the easy way to pay gas, electricity and other bills and expenses.· The defence ministry was allocated $ 48m to pay electricity bills.· The money can be mixed with other money, for example, to pay the electricity bill.· You can use gas stamps to pay your electricity bill and electricity stamps to pay for your gas bill.
· Domestic refuse can be burned to produce heat and electricity - we produce 25 million tonnes per year.· The plant will produce enough electricity for 250, 000 homes.· A power station could produce enough electricity to supply a small town.· This has been used in space and conveniently produces not only electricity but also water.· He posited that radiation of the same kind as light could be produced directly by electricity.· The liquid is turned into a vapour and the pressure of the expanding vapour turns a turbine to produce the electricity.· The head would be exploited to produce electricity.
· But two reactors are still operating, providing heating and electricity to Tomsk.· Fuel cells, which provide electricity generated by a chemical reaction between hydrogen and oxygen, constitute one part of that research.· For example, an incinerator in Edmonton, North London, burns around 400,000 tons of rubbish every year and provides electricity too.· Later on in the 1920s the Bethell family installed their own plant for providing electricity.· But it could provide the electricity in the factories to build them in the first place.
· Until recently they had no running water, electricity or neighbours.· The village and ashram had no running water, electricity, fans, radio, or telephone.· Even on the lake for instance, motorboats are not allowed and the hired boats run on electricity.· Ultimately this reef runs on electricity.· Now there is running water, electricity and plumbing.
· Public services which are sold - electricity, coal, etc. - are, however, marketed.· For 100 years, publicly owned utilities have sold electricity at lower prices than their private counterparts.· It used capacity charges to directly recoup costs of building plant, and then it sold electricity by the kilowatt hour.· It later began selling electricity in the region, building its own hydroelectric plant in the 1920s.· Twelve area boards were responsible for distributing and selling the electricity to both industrial and domestic users.· Close as they are to being sold, electricity and water will be largely unaffected by this week's change.
· Today, modern versions of windmills, called wind turbines, are used to create electricity.· Anyone who used electricity or drove a car had no right to tell peasants to stop felling trees.· I believed I could use that electricity to give life to things that were dead.· The possibility of using wood to generate electricity should also be explored.· However, at present, the economics of using solar-produced electricity to produce hydrogen from water by electrolysis are poor.· Logically, an autonomous house can not use mains electricity.· Making and using electricity - a salt and battery!· I was sure that my machine could use electricity from lightning to give life to the body.
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
- A smaller pond was pressure cleaned and filled with direct mains water.
- Even horse clippers were powered by this system, but this was replaced by mains electricity.
- Facilities are basic - only one has mains electricity - although all have a toilet and cold water.
- In every case there is mains electricity & a good water supply.
- My mains water is a problem.
- The station, seven miles from the nearest road, has no mains electricity.
- Used in such a way, there is no requirement for electricity, telephones, mains water or drainage.
- But neither at school nor at home was there a gas supply.
- Is there an electricity supply? 7.
- It is claimed the dust left behind pollutes water supplies.
- That left municipal water supply as the sole conceivable justification.
- The cisterns were the huge catchment tanks which held the city's water supply.
- The companies plan to apply the concept to gas and electricity supplies as well as security systems.
- This' black rain' left a sticky oily coating on people, livestock, crops, water supplies and buildings.
WORD FAMILYnounelectricianelectricityelectricselectrificationadjectiveelectricelectricalelectrifiedelectrifyingverbelectrifyadverbelectrically
1the power that is carried by wires, cables etc, and is used to provide light or heat, to make machines work etc: The farm was very isolated, but it had electricity.2a feeling of excitement: There was electricity in the air between the two of them.COLLOCATIONSverbsgenerate/produce electricity· We need to find cleaner ways of generating electricity.provide/supply electricity (=produce electricity and make it available to people)· The dam will provide water and electricity for 30 million people.use electricity· The system uses electricity to heat the water.be powered by electricity· In an emergency, the hospital can be powered by electricity from a generator.conduct electricity (=used of a substance – allow electricity to travel along or through it)· Some metals conduct electricity better than others.cut off the electricity (=stop the supply of electricity)· You risk having your electricity cut off if you fail to pay the bill.electricity + NOUNthe electricity supply (=electricity provided to homes and businesses)· The storms have disrupted the electricity supply to some areas.electricity demand (=the amount of electricity that is needed)· There has been a dramatic growth in electricity demand.electricity production (=the process of producing electricity, or the amount produced)· California’s strict environmental policies make it difficult to increase electricity production.electricity consumption (=the amount of electricity that is used)· Our target is to cut electricity consumption by 10%.an electricity bill (=a bill you have to pay for electricity you have used)· I pay my electricity bill by direct debit.an electricity company· Some electricity companies may be able to offer you an environmentally friendly option.the electricity industry· He works in the electricity industry.ADJECTIVES/NOUN + electricitymains electricity British English (=electricity supplied to a building from the national electricity supply)· The cottage has no mains electricity.static electricity (=electricity that collects on a surface, for example on your clothes or a balloon)· He touched the door handle, and felt a jolt of static electricity.