electric
adjective /ɪˈlektrɪk/
/ɪˈlektrɪk/
- an electric car/vehicle
- an electric guitar
- an electric light/motor
- an electric current/charge
- The wind turbine supplies the farm with electric power.
- Electrically charged particles have electric fields around them as a result of their charge.
- an electric generator
- an electric plug/socket/switch (= that carries electricity)
- full of excitement; making people excited synonym electrifying
- The atmosphere was electric.
- The news had an electric effect on the waiting crowd.
Word Originmid 17th cent.: from modern Latin electricus, from Latin electrum ‘amber’, from Greek ēlektron (because rubbing amber causes electrostatic phenomena).