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electricity

noun
/ˌiːlɛkˈtɹɪsɪti/UK/ɪˌlɛkˈtɹɪsɪti/US

Etymology

From electric + -ity.

  1. derived from ἤλεκτρον — “amber”
  2. borrowed from ēlectricus — “electrical; of amber”
  3. suffixed as electricity — “electric + ity”

Definitions

  1. Originally, a property of amber and certain other nonconducting substances to attract…

    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.

    • 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.

  2. The study of electrical phenomena

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

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

  3. A feeling of excitement

    A feeling of excitement; a thrill.

    • Opening night for the new production had an electricity unlike other openings.
    • The electricity was crackling around Celtic Park even before a ball had been kicked, the home crowd unleashing noise and colour and every ounce of passion in their bodies on the visitors.
  4. ›+ 3 more definitions

    1. Electrical power, as supplied by power stations or generators.

      • This heater draws more than a thousand watts of electricity.
      • Householders could one day be producing as much electricity as all the country's nuclear power stations combined, thanks to the revolutionary application of a device developed in the early 19th century.

    2. Electrical energy, as supplied by power stations or generators.

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

    3. The supply of electricity, as a utility.

      • Electricity bosses set to make record profits.

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Derived

antiferroelectricity, bioelectricity, clean electricity, dielectricity, electret, electricity-generating, electricity meter, electricity pylon, electrickery, ferrielectricity, ferroelectricity, flexoelectricity, geoelectricity, grid electricity, hydricity, hydroelectricity, magnetoelectricity, magnetricity, myoelectricity, paraelectricity, photoelectricity, piezoelectricity, pyroelectricity, radioelectricity, static electricity, thermoelectricity, triboelectricity, Triscuit, volta-electricity

Vish — recursive loop

A definitional loop anchored at electricity. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.

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A definitional loop anchored at electricity. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.

8 hops · closes at electricity

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA