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elec·tric
I. \ə̇ˈlektrik, ēˈ-, -rēk\ adjective
or elec·tri·cal \-rə̇kəl, -rēk-\
Etymology: New Latin electricus produced from amber by friction, electric, from Medieval Latin, of amber, from Latin electrum amber, alloy of gold and silver (from Greek ēlektron) + -icus -ic, -ical; akin to Greek ēlektōr beaming sun, Sanskrit ulkā fiery phenomenon in the sky, meteor
1.
a. : of, relating to, or produced by electricity
< electric supply >
< electric output >
< electrical industry >
< electrical shock >
b. : of, relating to, or produced by a method of reproducing sound in which the cutting stylus is electrically vibrated — compare acoustic 3a(2)
2.
a. : operated by an electric motor
< an electric refrigerator >
b. : heated by an electric current
< an electric stove >
c. : charged by an electric potential
3. : charged with or as if with an electric current
< black hair … which went out in all directions in a wild, electric way — R.P.Warren >
especially : marked by or producing intense excitement
< when the people are Irishmen and the town is Dublin, the possibilities are fairly electric — Harry Levin >
< a part in which she gave an electric performance — Brooks Atkinson >
< the effect upon the jurors was electrical — Erle Stanley Gardner >
< two hours later, before an audience electric with expectation, the President began his speech — New York Times >
• elec·tri·cal·ly \-rə̇k(ə)lē, -rēk-, -li\ adverb
II. noun
(-s)
1. archaic : a nonconductor of electricity (as amber, glass, resin) used to excite or accumulate electricity
2. [electric (lamp) or electric (light)] : an electric light — usually used in plural
< the church was lit with little electrics — Richard Llewellyn >
3. : an electrically operated vehicle:
a. [electric (motorcar)] : an electric automobile
< nice old ladies driving down … Broad Street in their elegant Baker electrics — James Thurber >
b. [electric (railway)] : an electric train or streetcar
< electrics and diesels do not have side rods — John Page >
4. dialect : electricity
5. or electric blue or electric green : a grayish blue that is greener and deeper than copenhagen, Saxe blue, or old china, redder and deeper than Gobelin, and greener and duller than Quimper
III. adjective
: being or involving a musical performance on electric instruments
< loud fast electric blues > |