the science dealing with electric charges and currents.
a state or feeling of excitement, anticipation, tension, etc.
Origin of electricity
First recorded in 1640–50; electric + -ity
Words nearby electricity
electric furnace, electric guitar, electric hare, electrician, electric intensity, electricity, electric light, electric moment, electric motor, electric needle, electric organ
Essentially, a brain-machine interface can use the electricity the brain already uses to function along with a series of electrodes to connect the brain with a machine.
Elon Musk is one step closer to connecting a computer to your brain|Rebecca Heilweil|August 28, 2020|Vox
The added value from electricity generation makes this look cheaper than many methods that could pull similar amounts of CO2 out of the air.
CO₂ removal to halt warming soon would be a gargantuan undertaking|Scott K. Johnson|August 27, 2020|Ars Technica
Some are outfitted with solar panels, water heaters, and other gadgets that allow them to be independent of water and electricity hookups.
The New Camper Companies Redefining Road Travel|Alex Temblador|August 27, 2020|Outside Online
“It’s enough to pay the electricity and the insurance, and it’s nice to give at least a couple of people some jobs,” he said.
Number of states allowing to-go cocktails has surged from 2 to 33 during coronavirus|Lee Clifford|August 24, 2020|Fortune
Young, idealistic Nikola Tesla came to the United States in 1884 hoping that electricity mogul Thomas Edison would work with him on a new system for generating and distributing electricity.
Ethan Hawke stars in ‘Tesla,’ a quirky biopic about the iconic inventor|Maria Temming|August 19, 2020|Science News
The billionaire philanthropist tastes the product of a machine that processes human sewage into drinking water and electricity.
Bill Gates Drinks Sewer Water|Jack Holmes, The Daily Beast Video|January 7, 2015|DAILY BEAST
The carpeting is worn, the furniture is falling apart, and the electricity is out for most of the day.
The Dangerous Drug-Funded Secret War Between Iran and Pakistan|Umar Farooq|December 29, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Some of Stone's neighbors, who live between Dotts and 4th Streets in Pennsburg, said their electricity and water had been cut off.
Hunt for Iraq Vet After Killing Spree|M.L. Nestel|December 16, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Increasingly, as these industries develop, on-site solar and wind is a way of guaranteeing a lower price for electricity.
Solar Powered Ski Lift|The Daily Beast|November 24, 2014|DAILY BEAST
That year, landfill gas accounted for 9,800 gigawatts of electricity generation, up more than 90 percent from 2003.
Garbage In, Power Out|The Daily Beast|November 24, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Now, why don't I feel the electricity when I touch the binding posts of this dry cell?
The Library of Work and Play: Electricity and Its Everyday Uses|John F. Woodhull
He was eager to learn something of the principles of electricity but found few from whom he could learn.
The Age of Invention|Holland Thompson
As we now know, Dufay was wrong in supposing that there were two different kinds of electricity, vitreous and resinous.
A History of Science, Volume 2(of 5)|Henry Smith Williams
The elastic displacement corresponds to electrostatic charge,—roughly speaking, to electricity.
The Ether of Space|Oliver Lodge
On asking the waiter the reason he said it was because they were synchronised by electricity.
A Wanderer in Paris|E. V. Lucas
British Dictionary definitions for electricity
electricity
/ (ɪlɛkˈtrɪsɪtɪ, ˌiːlɛk-) /
noun
any phenomenon associated with stationary or moving electrons, ions, or other charged particles
the science concerned with electricity
an electric current or chargea motor powered by electricity
emotional tension or excitement, esp between or among people
The collection of physical effects related to the force and motion of electrically charged particles, typically electrons, through or across matter and space. See also circuitconductorelectric potential.
Electric current, or a source of electric current.
A buildup of electric charge. See also static electricity.