electricelectric /ɪˈlɛktrɪk/ ●●● S3 W2 adjective 1
using, carrying, or produced by electricity: There were no electric lights. Is the stove electric or gas? an electric shock an electric cable2making people feel very excited: The atmosphere in the stadium was electric.► see thesaurus at exciting [Origin: 1600–1700 Modern Latin electricus, from Latin electrum amber; because electricity was first made by rubbing amber]WORD CHOICE: electric, electronic, electrical• Use electric to describe things that need electricity to work or that carry electricity: an electric guitar electric lights.• Use electrical about things in general that use electricity, or about people whose job is to make or repair these things: an electrical engineer My dad’s company imports electrical goods.• Use electronic about equipment such as computers or televisions that work by using extremely small electrical parts, or about systems that work using computers: an electronic calculator Email is short for electronic mail.
using, carrying, or produced by electricity: There were no electric lights. Is the stove electric or gas? an electric shock an electric cable2making people feel very excited: The atmosphere in the stadium was electric.► see thesaurus at exciting [Origin: 1600–1700 Modern Latin electricus, from Latin electrum amber; because electricity was first made by rubbing amber]WORD CHOICE: electric, electronic, electrical• Use electric to describe things that need electricity to work or that carry electricity: an electric guitar electric lights.• Use electrical about things in general that use electricity, or about people whose job is to make or repair these things: an electrical engineer My dad’s company imports electrical goods.• Use electronic about equipment such as computers or televisions that work by using extremely small electrical parts, or about systems that work using computers: an electronic calculator Email is short for electronic mail.