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Electric

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Noun

1. electric, electric automobile, electric car

a car that is powered by electricity

Adjective

2. electric, electrical

using or providing or producing or transmitting or operated by electricity

Example Sentences:
'electric current'
'electric wiring'
'electrical appliances'
'an electrical storm'

3. electric

(of a situation) exceptionally tense

Example Sentences:
'an atmosphere electric with suspicion'

4. electric, galvanic, galvanising, galvanizing

affected by emotion as if by electricity; thrilling

Example Sentences:
'gave an electric reading of the play'
'the new leader had a galvanic effect on morale'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Electric

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adjective
1. 
of, derived from, produced by, producing, transmitting, or powered by electricity
electric current
an electric cord
an electric blanket
an electric fence
an electric fire
2. 
(of a musical instrument) amplified electronically
an electric guitar
an electric mandolin
3. 
very tense or exciting; emotionally charged
an electric atmosphere
noun
4. informal
an electric train, car, etc
5. British informal
electricity or electrical power
6. (plural)
an electric circuit or electric appliances

Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers

Electric

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adjective
1. 
of, charged with, or conducting electricity
an electric wire
2. 
producing, or produced by, electricity
an electric generator
3. 
operated by electricity
an electric iron
4. 
using electronic amplification
said of certain musical instruments
electric guitar, bass, etc.
5. 
very tense or exciting; electrifying
6. 
designating a color that is very bright or metallic
electric blue
noun
7.  US
a train, car, etc. operated by electricity

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Electric

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adj.
1. also e·lec·tri·cal (-trĭ-kəl) Of, relating to, producing, or operated by electricity: electric current; an electrical device.
2.
a. Of or related to sound created or altered by an electrical or electronic device.
b. Amplified by an electronic device: an electric guitar.
3.
a. Emotionally exciting; thrilling: an electric reading of the play.
b. Exceptionally tense; highly charged with emotion: an atmosphere electric with suspicion.
n.
An electrically powered machine or vehicle: Our mower is an electric.

The American Heritage ® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2018 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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