Electricity is a form of energy that can be carried by wires and is used for heating and lighting, and to provide power for machines.
We moved into a cabin with electricity but no running water.
The electricity had been cut off.
Synonyms: power, mains, current, energy More Synonyms of electricity
electricity in British English
(ɪlɛkˈtrɪsɪtɪ, ˌiːlɛk-)
noun
1.
any phenomenon associated with stationary or moving electrons, ions, or other charged particles
2.
the science concerned with electricity
3.
an electric current or charge
a motor powered by electricity
4.
emotional tension or excitement, esp between or among people
electricity in American English
(ˌilɛkˈtrɪsɪti; iˌlɛkˈtrɪsˈɪti; ɪˌlɛkˈtrɪsɪti)
noun
1.
a property of certain fundamental particles of all matter, as electrons (negative charges) and protons or positrons (positive charges) that have a force field associated with them and that can be separated by the expenditure of energy: electrical charge can be generated by friction, induction, or chemical change and is manifested by an accumulation of electrons on an atom or body, constituting a negative charge, and a loss of electrons, constituting a corresponding positive charge
2.
a.
an electric current
see also current (sense 8)
b.
an electric charge
see also charge (sense 7) charge (sense 7c)
3.
the branch of physics dealing with electricity
4.
electric current supplied as a public utility for lighting, heating, etc.
5.
strong emotional tension, excitement, etc.
Word origin
see electric
electricity in Electrical Engineering
(ɪlɛktrɪsɪti)
noun
(Electrical engineering: General)
Electricity is a form of energy that can be carried by wires and is used for heating, lighting,and to provide power for machines.
Always turn off the electricity before performing any maintenance on electrical appliances.
Most buildings are connected into the mains supply and this network typically generateselectricity in power stations and then distributes it to the end user through a network of lines.
Electricity is a form of energy that can be carried by wires and is used for heating, lighting,and to provide power for machines.
Examples of 'electricity' in a sentence
electricity
An August cut in power subsidies raised electricity bills by the same percentage.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
The hotel has been mothballed after its electricity was cut off in October.
Times, Sunday Times (2017)
Hopefully, the bill for that will be going to the electricity company and not to your house.
Computing (2010)
In summer, solar panels elsewhere on the site will provide the electricity needed to freeze the rooms.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
Nuclear power provides nearly 80 per cent of the country's electricity.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
There are no telephones and the electricity has been cut off.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
These firms get compo money when they provide electricity but the national grid is full.
The Sun (2012)
They transmit gas and electricity readings to energy companies half hourly.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
To hit those targets you cannot just do it by driving carbon out of electricity generation.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
Whole suburbs are plunged into darkness because there is not enough electricity generation capacity.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
They had also learned to expect an equally regular growth in demand for the electricity they produced.
Kantrow, Alan M. The Constraints of Corporate Tradition (1987)
The electricity had been cut off and there was barely room for the narrow single bed.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
Electricity is now provided free through cables strung along the roads.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
The lights were fitted six months ago to save energy and cut electricity bills.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
The roof leaked and there was no electricity or heating.
Michael Boulter EXTINCTION: Evolution and the End of Man (2002)
This winter will see us with almost no spare electricity generation capacity.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
Some can produce enough electricity to send back to the grid.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
Domestic demand for electricity is about as high as it gets.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
Once inside he would remove light bulbs and cut telephone and electricity lines.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
Ministers are looking at how to ease the burden of higher electricity prices on energy intensive industry.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
He lives in a cave with no electricity or heating.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
That fighting has left much of Sanaa without power due to electricity lines being damaged.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
The current price for electricity is about 50 per megawatt hour.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
Power unit The electricity powers a drive unit under the bonnet.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
After dreaming of being an astronaut, he has spent his career in electricity and nuclear power.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
The plan means offshore wind farms are guaranteed to receive three times the current wholesale electricity price, while the biomass projects get double.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
Third, it is envisaged that all the appliances will talk to the electricity company by sending data over the home wiring and power lines.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
Given the current wholesale electricity price is 48, that is one hell of a subsidy.
The Sun (2013)
In other languages
electricity
British English: electricity /ɪlɛkˈtrɪsɪtɪ; ˌiːlɛk-/ NOUN
Electricity is a form of energy used for heating and lighting, and to provide power for machines.
We moved into a house with electricity but no running water.
American English: electricity
Arabic: كَهْرَبَاء
Brazilian Portuguese: eletricidade
Chinese: 电力
Croatian: struja
Czech: elektřina
Danish: elektricitet
Dutch: elektriciteit
European Spanish: electricidad
Finnish: sähkö
French: électricité
German: Elektrizität
Greek: ηλεκτρισμός
Italian: elettricità
Japanese: 電気
Korean: 전기
Norwegian: elektrisitet
Polish: elektryczność
European Portuguese: eletricidade
Romanian: electricitate
Russian: электричество
Latin American Spanish: electricidad
Swedish: elektricitet
Thai: ไฟฟ้า
Turkish: elektrik
Ukrainian: електрика
Vietnamese: điện
All related terms of 'electricity'
electricity bill
A bill is a written statement of money that you owe for goods or services.
electricity board
a company which supplies electricity
electricity meter
a device which measures how much electricity has been used in a property
electricity strike
a time when workers at an electricity company stop supplying power as a protest at working conditions
mains electricity
electricity supplied to a building through wires
static electricity
electric sparks or crackling produced by friction
electricity network
A particular network is a system of things which are connected and which operate together. For example , a computer network consists of a number of computers that are part of the same system.
frictional electricity
static electricity generated by friction
negative electricity
the kind of electricity possessed by an object (as a piece of silk after it has been rubbed with a glass rod ) having an excess of electrons
positive electricity
the kind of electricity possessed by an object (as a glass rod after it has been rubbed with a piece of silk ) having a deficiency of electrons
hydroelectricity
Hydroelectricity is electricity made from the energy of running water.
Chinese translation of 'electricity'
electricity
(ɪlɛkˈtrɪsɪtɪ)
n(u)
(= energy) 电(電) (diàn)
(= supply) 供电(電) (gōngdiàn)
cpd
[company]电(電)力 (diànlì)
[bill, meter]电(電) (diàn)
(noun)
Definition
the supply of electricity to houses, factories, etc., for heating, lighting, etc.