Electricity

//ɪˌlɛkˈtɹɪs.ɪ.ti// noun

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    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. uncountable, usually

    "Again, the concretion of Ice will not endure a dry attrition without liquation ; for if it be rubbed long with a cloth, it melteth. But Cryſtal will calefie unto electricity ; that is, a power to attract ſtraws or light bodies, and convert the needle freely placed."

  2. 2
    keen and shared excitement wordnet
  3. 3
    The study of electrical phenomena; the branch of science dealing with such phenomena. uncountable, usually

    "He took up the job of studying electricity in college."

  4. 4
    a physical phenomenon associated with stationary or moving electrons and protons wordnet
  5. 5
    A feeling of excitement; a thrill. uncountable, usually

    "Opening night for the new production had an electricity unlike other openings."

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  1. 6
    energy made available by the flow of electric charge through a conductor wordnet
  2. 7
    Electrical power, as supplied by power stations or generators. uncountable, usually

    "This heater draws more than a thousand watts of electricity."

  3. 8
    Electrical energy, as supplied by power stations or generators. uncountable, usually

    "Last year this portion of the grid consumed more than a thousand megawatt-hours of electricity."

  4. 9
    The supply of electricity, as a utility. attributive, often, uncountable, usually

    "Electricity bosses set to make record profits."

Etymology

From electric + -ity.

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