electricity
English
/ˌiːlekˈtɹɪsɪti/, /əˌlɛkˈtɹɪsɪti/
noun
Definitions
- Originally, a property of amber and certain other nonconducting substances to attract lightweight material when rubbed, or the cause of this property; now understood to be a phenomenon caused by the distribution and movement of charged subatomic particles and their interaction with the electromagnetic field.
- (physics) The study of electrical phenomena; the branch of science dealing with such phenomena.
- A feeling of excitement; a thrill.
- Electric power/energy as used in homes etc., supplied by power stations or generators.
Etymology
Suffix from English electric.
Origin
English
electric
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- acoustoelectric English
- all-electric English
- anelectric English
- antiferroelectric English
- antiferroelectricity English
- bioelectric English
- bioelectricity English
- chromoelectric English
- dielectric English
- dielectricity English
- electric English
- electric pressure English
- electrically English
- electrician English
- electricize English
- electricness English
- electrics English
- electrify English
- ferrielectric English
- ferrielectricity English
- ferroelectric English
- ferroelectricity English
- flexoelectric English
- flexoelectricity English
- geoelectric English
- geoelectricity English
- geothermoelectric English
- gravitoelectric English
- gyroelectric English
- helioelectric English
- hydroelectric English
- hydroelectricity English
- idioelectric English
- isoelectric English
- magnetoelectric English
- magnetoelectricity English
- magnetoferroelectricity English
- mechanoelectric English
- microelectric English
- myoelectric English
- myoelectricity English
- neuroelectric English
- nonelectric English
- optoelectric English
- paraelectric English
- paraelectricity English
- photoelectric English
- photoelectricity English
- piezoelectric English
- piezoelectricity English
- preelectric English
- pyroelectric English
- pyroelectricity English
- radioelectric English
- radioelectricity English
- resino-electric English
- spectroelectric English
- stereoelectric English
- telelectric English
- thermoelectric English
- thermoelectricity English
- triboelectric English
- triboelectricity English
- turboelectric English
- unelectric English
- ēlectrum Latin
- ferroélectricité French
- hydroélectricité French
- photoélectricité French
- piézoélectricité French
- radioélectricité French
- thermoélectricité French
- électricité French
- elektron Norwegian Bokmål
- elektron Norwegian Nynorsk
- elektrik Indonesian
- êlectricité Norman
- elektrisita Ladino
- elektrisite Haitian, Haitian Creole
- ēlectricus la-new
- electric
- electrics
- electrify
- anelectric
- unelectric
- dielectric
- bioelectric
- isoelectric
- myoelectric
- telelectric
- preelectric
- nonelectric
- electrician
- geoelectric
- electricize
- all-electric
- pyroelectric
- idioelectric
- electrically
- electricness
- optoelectric
- paraelectric
- gyroelectric
- triboelectric
- radioelectric
- piezoelectric
- microelectric
- helioelectric
- ferrielectric
- dielectricity
- flexoelectric
- hydroelectric
- neuroelectric
- ferroelectric
- turboelectric
- photoelectric
- bioelectricity
- thermoelectric
- chromoelectric
- myoelectricity
- stereoelectric
- geoelectricity
- pyroelectricity
- acoustoelectric
- resino-electric
- mechanoelectric
- paraelectricity
- spectroelectric
- gravitoelectric
- magnetoelectric
- flexoelectricity
- ferroelectricity
- triboelectricity
- piezoelectricity
- ferrielectricity
- hydroelectricity
- photoelectricity
- radioelectricity
- electric pressure
- thermoelectricity
- antiferroelectric
- geothermoelectric
- magnetoelectricity
- antiferroelectricity
- magnetoferroelectricity