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electricity (noun)

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  • electricity — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ high voltage, low voltage ▪ mains (BrE) ▪ static ▪ cheap, low cost ▪ …   Collocations dictionary

  • electricity — ► NOUN 1) a form of energy resulting from the existence of charged particles (such as electrons or protons), either statically as an accumulation of charge or dynamically as a current. 2) the supply of electric current to a building for heating,… …   English terms dictionary

  • electricity — noun (plural ties) Date: 1646 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… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • electricity — noun /ˌiː.lekˈtrɪs.ɪ.ti/ a) A form of energy usually carried by wires or produced by batteries used to power machines and computing, communications, lighting, and heating devices. Householders could one day be producing as much electricity as all …   Wiktionary

  • electricity meter — noun A device that measures the consumption of electricity, normally in terms of watt hours Syn: energy meter …   Wiktionary

  • negative electricity — noun : electricity of which the elementary unit is the electron * * * the electricity present in a body or substance that has an excess of electrons, as the electricity developed on a resin when rubbed with flannel. Cf. positive electricity.… …   Useful english dictionary

  • positive electricity — noun : electricity of which the elementary unit is the proton * * * Elect. the electricity present in a body or substance that has a deficiency of electrons, as the electricity developed on glass when rubbed with silk. Cf. negative electricity. * …   Useful english dictionary

  • electricity — e|lec|tric|i|ty [ ı,lek trısəti, ,ilek trısəti ] noun uncount *** a form of energy that can produce light, heat, and power for machines, computers, televisions, etc.: The machines run on electricity. a supply of electricity Switch off the… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • electricity */*/*/ — UK [ɪˌlekˈtrɪsətɪ] / US / US [ˌɪlekˈtrɪsətɪ] noun [uncountable] a form of energy that can produce light, heat, and power for machines, computers, televisions etc The machines run on electricity. an electricity supply Switch off the electricity… …   English dictionary

  • electricity — /I lek trIsifiti, elIk / noun (U) 1 the power that is usually used in modern buildings to provide light and to make machines work 2 the supply of electricity to a particular place: The electricity was cut off when we didn t pay the bill. 3 a… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • electricity*/*/ — [ɪˌlekˈtrɪsəti] noun [U] a form of energy that can produce light, heat, and power for computers, televisions etc The machines run on electricity.[/ex] an electricity supply[/ex] …   Dictionary for writing and speaking English

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