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Electricity
//ɪˌlɛkˈtɹɪs.ɪ.ti// noun
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Noun
- 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 keen and shared excitement wordnet
- 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 a physical phenomenon associated with stationary or moving electrons and protons wordnet
- 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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- 6 energy made available by the flow of electric charge through a conductor wordnet
- 7 Electrical power, as supplied by power stations or generators. uncountable, usually
"This heater draws more than a thousand watts of electricity."
- 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."
- 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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