Electricity

Quick meaning: Electricity is a noun meaning (physics) The study of electrical phenomena; the branch of science dealing with such phenomena.

Meaning

(physics) The study of electrical phenomena; the branch of science dealing with such phenomena.

More Meanings

1. A feeling of excitement; a thrill.
2. Electrical power, as supplied by power stations or generators.
3. Electrical energy, as supplied by power stations or generators.
4. (business, often attributive) The supply of electricity, as a utility.
5. 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.

Example Sentences

He took up the job of studying electricity in college.

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

How does it work, though? It's based on the observation made some 200 years ago that electricity can change the shape of flames.

For, reſtoring the equilibrium in the bottle does not at all affect the Electricity in the man thro’ whom the fire paſſes ; that Electricity is neither increaſed nor diminiſhed.

Word Forms

• electricities

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