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单词 electrical engineering
释义

electric /i-lekˈtrik/

adjective
  1. Relating to electricity
  2. Charged with or capable of being charged with electricity
  3. Producing or produced by, conveying, operated by or making use of electricity
  4. Thrilling (figurative)
  5. Full of tension and expectation, as though charged with electricity
  6. Producing a sudden startling effect
noun
  1. A non-conductor of electricity, such as amber, glass, etc, capable of being electrified by friction
  2. An electric vehicle, machine, etc
  3. The household electricity supply (informal)
  4. (in pl) electrical appliances
  5. (in pl) wiring (informal)
ORIGIN: L ēlectrum amber (in which electricity was first observed), from Gr ēlektron

elecˈtrical adjective

Electric

elecˈtrically adverb

elecˈtricals plural noun

  1. Electrical equipment
  2. Shares in electricity companies (finance)

electrician /el-ik-trishˈən/ noun

  1. Someone who studies or is trained in the science of electricity
  2. Someone who makes, installs or repairs electrical equipment

electricity /el-ik-trisˈi-ti/ noun

  1. The manifestation of a form of energy associated with separation or movement of charged particles, such as electrons and protons
  2. The science that deals with this
  3. The supply of this energy to a household, etc
  4. An electric charge or current
  5. The magnetic power of amber and other substances when rubbed
  6. An imaginary fluid supposed to explain this and related phenomena
  7. A feeling of excitement

electrīzāˈtion or electrīsāˈtion noun

elecˈtrize or elecˈtrise transitive verb

To electrify

electrical engineer noun

A specialist in the practical applications of electricity as a branch of engineering

electrical engineering noun

electric arc noun

A luminous space between electrodes when a current passes across

electric battery noun

A group of cells connected in series or in parallel for generating an electric current by chemical action

electric blanket noun

A blanket incorporating an electric element, used for warming a bed

electric blue noun

A vividly bright blue colour

electric calamine noun

The mineral hemimorphite, which becomes positively electrified at one end and negatively at the other when its temperature rises, and vice versa as it cools

electric chair noun

  1. In the USA, the seat on which a condemned criminal is put to death by electrocution
  2. (with the) execution by electrocution in this manner

electric eel noun

A cyprinoid fish, Electrophorus electricus, of S America, shaped like an eel and able to give powerful electric shocks by means of an electric organ in its long tail

electric eye noun

  1. A photo-electric cell
  2. A miniature cathode-ray tube

electric fence noun

An electrically-charged wire fence

electric field noun

A region in which attracting or repelling forces are exerted on any electric charge present

electric fire, electric heater or electric radiator noun

A device using an electric current, for heating a room

electric furnace noun

A device for getting very high temperatures by means of an electric current

electric guitar noun

A guitar with an electrical amplifying device

electric hare noun

A dummy animal worked by electricity for racing greyhounds to chase

electric motor noun

Any device for converting electrical energy into mechanical energy

electric organ noun

  1. An organ in which the sound is produced by electrical devices instead of wind (music)
  2. In certain fishes, a structure that generates, stores and discharges electricity (zoology)

electric piano noun

One in which the sounds are produced electrically

electric ray noun

Any fish of the genus Torpedo

electric seal noun

Dyed rabbit or hare skin

electric shock noun

A convulsion caused by the passage of an electric current through the body

electric storm noun

A violent disturbance in the electric condition of the atmosphere
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