Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English - electric
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Electric
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~ adj 1 an electric machine, light etc works using electricity (an electric heater) 2 electric current a flow of electricity 3 an electric wire, plug1 (1) etc is used for carrying electricity 4 an electric situation is one in which people are very excited because something important is going to happen (The atmosphere in the courtroom was electric.)
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Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. 1. An electric device or machine works by means of electricity, rather than using some other source of power. ...her electric guitar. ADJ: usu ADJ n 2. An electric current, voltage, or charge is one that is produced by electricity. ADJ: ADJ n 3. Electric plugs, sockets, or power lines are designed to carry electricity. ADJ: ADJ n 4. Electric is used to refer to the supply of electricity. (INFORMAL) An average electric bill might go up $2 or $3 per month... = electricity ADJ: ADJ n 5. If you describe the atmosphere of a place or event as electric, you mean that people are in a state of great excitement. The mood in the hall was electric. ADJ ...Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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I. adjective Etymology: New Latin ~us produced from amber by friction, ~, from Medieval Latin, of amber, from Latin electrum amber, electrum, from Greek elektron; akin to Greek elektor beaming sun Date: 1675 1. (or ~al) of, relating to, or operated by ~ity an ~ current an ~ heater 2. exciting as if by ~ shock an ~ performance an ~ personality; also charged with strong emotion the room was ~ with tension 3. a. electronic 3a b. amplifying sound by electronic means — used of a musical instrument an ~ guitar 4. very bright ~ blue ~ orange • ~ally adverb II. noun Date: 1646 1. archaic a nonconductor of ~ity used to excite or accumulate ~ity 2. something (as a light, automobile, or train) operated by ~ity ...Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
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adj. & n. --adj. 1 of, worked by, or charged with electricity; producing or capable of generating electricity. 2 causing or charged with sudden and dramatic excitement (the news had an electric effect; the atmosphere was electric). --n. 1 an electric light, vehicle, etc. 2 (in pl.) electrical equipment. Phrases and idioms electric blanket a blanket that can be heated electrically by an internal element. electric blue a steely or brilliant light blue. electric chair (in the US) an electrified chair used for capital punishment. electric eel an eel-like freshwater fish, Electrophorus electricus, native to S. America, that kills its prey by electric shock. electric eye colloq. a photoelectric cell operating a relay when the beam of light illuminating it is obscured. electric fence a fence charged with electricity, often consisting of one strand. electric field a region of electrical influence. electric fire an electrically operated incandescent or convector heater, usu. portable and for domestic use. electric guitar a guitar with a built-in electrical sound pick-up rather than a soundbox. electric organ 1 Biol. the organ in some fishes giving an electric shock. 2 Mus. an electrically-operated organ. electric ray any of several rays which can give an electric shock (see RAY(2)). electric shaver (or razor) an electrical device for shaving, with oscillating blades behind a metal guard. electric shock the effect of a sudden discharge of electricity on a person or animal, usually with stimulation of the nerves and contraction of the muscles. electric storm a violent disturbance of the electrical condition of the atmosphere. Derivatives electrically adv. Etymology: mod.L electricus f. L electrum f. Gk elektron amber, the rubbing of which causes electrostatic phenomena ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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1. электрический electric light —- электричество, электрическое освещение electric current —- электрический ток electric force —- электродвижущая сила electric power —- электроэнергия electric railway —- электрическая железная дорога electric station —- электростанция electric torch —- электрический фонарь electric heater —- электронагреватель; электрический нагревательный прибор electric lokomotive —- электровоз electric pad —- электрическая грелка electric fire —- электрокамин electric automobile (car) —- электромобиль electric wiring —- электропроводка 2. наэлектризованный; грозовой; возбужденный electric atmosphere —- наэлектризованная атмосфера 3. возбуждающий, электризующий electric eloquence —- электризующее (аудиторию) красноречие ...Новый большой англо-русский словарь
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fire электрическая печь или камин ELECTRIC adj. 1) электрический - electric fan - electric light - electric lighting - electric locomotive 2) удивительный, волнующий, поразительный - electric seal ELECTRIC blue noun электрик (цвет) ELECTRIC chair noun электрический стул ELECTRIC fan электрический вентилятор ELECTRIC seal кроличий мех под котика ELECTRIC light электрический свет, электричество ELECTRIC lighting электрическое освещение ELECTRIC locomotive электровоз ...Англо-русский словарь
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- 1646, from L. electrum "amber," from Gk. elektron, so called because the force was first generated by rubbing amber. Electrical is first attested 1635; electrocute "execute by electricity" is 1889, Amer.Eng., from electro- + (exe)cute; sense involving accidental death is first recorded 1909; electrify in the figurative sense is from 1747; electrolysis is 1834 from electro- + Gk. lysis "a loosening," from lyein "to loosen, set free." Originally of tumors, later of hair. ...Английский Этимологический словарь
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