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The word electric is derived from the Greek word for amber, elektron. It is only in modern times that practical use has been made of electricity, but some electrical phenomena have been known since antiquity. Certain philosophers of ancient Greece found that by rubbing amber with a piece of cloth, they could enable the amber to pick up light objects, such as feathers. In the 17th century, students of natural science began to discover that other natural phenomena were related to the effect of friction on amber.
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Louis Casiano, FOXNews.com, 2 May 2025
The carmaker, which is owned by China's Geely Holding, is thought to be one of the most exposed to Trump's tariffs given it imports most of its hybrid and electric models from Europe.
—Sam Meredith, CNBC, 1 May 2025
Kurt Knutsson, Cyberguy Report, FOXNews.com, 22 Apr. 2025
Houston was simply without an answer for the electric, shifty guard who punished each and every defender that was put in his crosshairs.
—Kelly Iko, The Athletic, 18 Mar. 2025
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“Electric.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/electric. Accessed 7 May. 2025.
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from scientific Latin electricus "produced from amber by friction," derived from earlier Latin electrum "amber," derived from Greek ēlektron (same meaning); so called because static electricity was first discovered by the friction produced by rubbing a piece of amber
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