electric

English

/ɪˈlɛktɹɪk/

adj

Definitions

Of, relating to, produced by, operated with, or utilising electricity; electrical.
Of or relating to an electronic version of a musical instrument that has an acoustic equivalent.
Being emotionally thrilling; electrifying.

Etymology

Borrowed from ēlectricus (of amber, electrical) affix from Latin ēlectrum (amber) derived from Ancient Greek ἤλεκτρον (amber, alloy of gold and silver, gold-silver alloy).

Origin

Ancient Greek

ἤλεκτρον

Gloss

amber, alloy of gold and silver, gold-silver alloy

Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

acoustoelectric English
acoustoelectrically English
acoustomagnetoelectric English
all-electric English
anelectric English
antiferroelectric English
antiferroelectrically English
antiferroelectricity English
bioelectric English
bioelectricity English
bioelectrics English
chromodielectric English
chromoelectric English
dielectric English
dielectrically English
dielectricity English
electric pressure English
electrical English
electrically English
electrician English
electricity English
electricize English
electricness English
electrics English
electrifiable English
electrification English
electrifier English
electrify English
electrode English
electrolysis English
electron English
ferrielectric English
ferrielectricity English
ferroelectric English
ferroelectrically English
ferroelectricity English
flexoelectric English
flexoelectrically English
flexoelectricity English
geoelectric English
geoelectricity English
geothermoelectric English
gravitoelectric English
gyroelectric English
helioelectric English
hydroelectric English
hydroelectrically English
hydroelectricity English
hyperferroelectric English
idioelectric English
isoelectric English
isoelectrically English
magnetodielectric English
magnetoelectric English
magnetoelectricity English
magnetoferroelectric English
magnetothermoelectric English
mechanoelectric English
metallodielectric English
microelectric English
myoelectric English
myoelectrically English
myoelectricity English
nanodielectric English
neuroelectric English
nondielectric English
nonelectric English
nonhydroelectric English
nonpiezoelectric English
optoelectric English
optoelectrically English
paraelectric English
paraelectrically English
paraelectricity English
paramagnetoelectric English
photoelectric English
photoelectrically English
photoelectricity English
photoferroelectric English
photomagnetoelectric English
photopiezoelectric English
photopyroelectric English
piezoelectric English
piezoelectricity English
piezoelectrics English
preelectric English
pressure English
pyroelectric English
pyroelectrically English
pyroelectricity English
radioelectric English
radioelectricity English
resin English
resino-electric English
spectroelectric English
stereoelectric English
telelectric English
thermoelectric English
thermoelectrically English
thermoelectricity English
triboelectric English
triboelectrically English
triboelectricity English
turboelectric English
unelectric English
electrum Latin
ēlectricus Latin
ēlectrum Latin
électricité French
электро́ника Russian
электроскоп Russian
ἠλέκτρινος Ancient Greek
ἤλεκτρον Ancient Greek
Ἠλέκτρα Ancient Greek
dielektrisk Norwegian Bokmål
elektro- Norwegian Bokmål
elektron Norwegian Bokmål
positron Norwegian Bokmål
elektrifiera Swedish
dielektrisk Norwegian Nynorsk
elektro- Norwegian Nynorsk
elektron Norwegian Nynorsk
positron Norwegian Nynorsk
Éileictre Irish
elektro- Czech
ήλεκτρο Greek (modern)
elektrisyan Cebuano
elektrik Indonesian
elektrisks Latvian
ilektrisen Tok Pisin
ēlectricus la-new