electric
Of, relating to, produced by, operated with, or utilising electricity; electrical.
Adjective 3 meanings
Of, relating to, produced by, operated with, or utilising electricity; electrical.
“An electric oven needs an electric socket.”
Of or relating to an electronic version of a musical instrument that has an acoustic equivalent.
Emotionally thrilling; electrifying.
Noun 3 meanings
Electricity; the electricity supply.
“We had to sit in the dark because the electric was cut off.”
An electric powered version of something that was originally or is more commonly not electric.
Fencing with the use of a body wire, box, and related equipment to detect when a weapon has touched an opponent.
Etymology
First attested in c. 1646 in a publication by Thomas Browne. From New Latin ēlectricus (“electrical; of amber”), from ēlectr(um) (“amber”) + -icus (“adjectival suffix”); from Ancient Greek ἤλεκτρον (ḗlektron, “amber”); related to ἠλέκτωρ (ēléktōr, “shining sun”), of unknown origin (see which for more).
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ELECTRIC at a glance
ELECTRIC has 8 letters and scores 12 points in Scrabble (E 1 + L 1 + E 1 + C 3 + T 1 + R 1 + I 1 + C 3) and 15 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #1,886 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.
Rhymes with electric
All rhymes- ERIC6
- HISTORIC13
- GENERIC10
- FABRIC13
- RHETORIC13
- METRIC10
- PSYCHIATRIC23
- ATMOSPHERIC20
- LYRIC10
- GEOMETRIC14
- ECCENTRIC15
- PEDIATRIC14
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