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electricity

7 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. electricity (noun)
  2. animal electricity (noun)
  3. atmospheric electricity (noun)
  4. contact electricity (noun)
  5. negative electricity (noun)
  6. positive electricity (noun)
  7. static electricity (noun)

elec·tric·i·ty

noun
\i-ˌlek-ˈtri-sə-tē, ē-ˌ, -ˈtris-tē\
plural elec·tric·i·ties

Definition of ELECTRICITY

1
a : a fundamental form of energy observable in positive and negative forms that occurs naturally (as in lightning) or is produced (as in a generator) and that is expressed in terms of the movement and interaction of electrons b : electric current or power
2
: a science that deals with the phenomena and laws of electricity
3
: keen contagious excitement <could feel the electricity in the room>
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Examples of ELECTRICITY

  1. The electricity went off during the storm.
  2. an old building with no plumbing or electricity
  3. You could feel the electricity in the room.

First Known Use of ELECTRICITY

1646

Other Electrical Engineering Terms

feedback, fuse, incandescent, noise, resonance

Rhymes with ELECTRICITY

authenticity, catholicity, domesticity, eccentricity, elasticity, historicity, multiplicity, specificity, synchronicity

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