electric
has definitions from the fields of transportation,electricity
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[ adjective ] (electricity) using or providing or producing or transmitting or operated by electricity
Synonyms Examples "electric current" "electric wiring" "electrical appliances" "an electrical storm" Used in print (The Times-Picayune, [New Orleans]...)The electric gadget is most helpful when there are many crowned teeth and in individuals who are elderly , bedfast with a chronic disease , or are handicapped by disorders such_as cerebral_palsy or muscular_dystrophy . (Jack Kaplan, "The Health Machine Menace: Therapy by...)In California , a_few years ago , a ghoul by the name of H._F._Bell sold electric blankets as a cure for cancer . He did this by the charming practice of buying_up used electric blankets for $ 5 to $ 10 from survivors of patients who had died , reconditioning them , and selling them at $ 185 each . (Tristram P. Coffin, "Folklore in the American Twentieth...)Both shudder at the thought of proceeding too far beyond the sewage_system and the electric light lines . (Raymond C. Binder et al., editors, Proceedings...)Experiments were made on an electric arc applying a porous graphite anode cooled by a transpiring gas ( Argon ) . Related terms |
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[ adjective ] affected by emotion as if by electricity; thrilling
Synonyms Examples "gave an electric reading of the play" "the new leader had a galvanic effect on morale" Related terms |
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[ adjective ] (of a situation) exceptionally tense
Examples "an atmosphere electric with suspicion" Related terms |
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[ adjective ] affected by emotion as if by electricity; thrilling
Synonyms Examples "gave an electric reading of the play" "the new leader had a galvanic effect on morale" Related terms |
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[ noun ] (transportation) a car that is powered by electricity
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