Electrically

adv

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Definitions

Adverb
  1. 1
    By means of electricity.

    "Overlap spans and neutral sections have been provided at intervals along the line, which is thus sectioned electrically, not only at the feeder station and track sectioning cabins, but also by switches at certain overlap spans."

  2. 2
    In an electric manner. figuratively

    "The concert was electrically exciting."

  3. 3
    In terms of electrons.

    "an electrically symmetric atom"

Adverb
  1. 1
    by electricity wordnet

Example

More examples

"The solar wind is a stream of electrically conducting gas continuously blowing from the Sun’s surface into space at about one million miles (1.6 million kilometers) per hour."

Etymology

From electric + -ally, electrical + -ly.

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