Electric definition
Electric current; an electrical device.
An electric wire.
An example of something electric is a hairdryer.
An example of something electric is a wild light show.
An example of electric is a type of stove that works using electricity and not gas.
An electric guitar.
An electric reading of the play.
An atmosphere electric with suspicion.
Our mower is an electric.
An electric generator.
An electric iron.
Electric guitar, bass, etc.
Electric blue.
Is that a rechargeable vacuum? No, it's electric.
Origin of electric
- New Latin ēlectricus deriving from amber, as by rubbing from Latin ēlectrum amber from Greek ēlektron
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
- From New Latin ēlectricus (“of amber”), from Ancient Greek ἤλεκτρον (ēlektron, “amber”), related to ἠλέκτωρ (ēlektor, “shining sun”).
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