electricity

Definitions

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. .mw-parser-output .defdate{font-size:smaller}
2. 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
3. The study of electrical phenomena; the branch of science dealing with such phenomena
4. The study of electrical phenomena; the branch of science dealing with such phenomena.
   uncountable, usually
5. A feeling of excitement; a thrill
6. A feeling of excitement; a thrill.
   uncountable, usually
7. Electrical power, as supplied by power stations or generators
8. Electrical power, as supplied by power stations or generators.
   uncountable, usually
9. Electrical energy, as supplied by power stations or generators
10. Electrical energy, as supplied by power stations or generators.
    uncountable, usually
11. The supply of electricity, as a utility.
    attributive, often, uncountable, usually

Equivalents

73 more languages

Afrikaanselektrisiteit

አማርኛኤሌክትሪክኮረንቲ

العربيةالكهرباءكهرباء

Azərbaycan dilibərqelektrikişıq

Беларускаяэлектрычнасць

Българскиелектричествоелектроенергия

বাংলাবিজলী

བོད་སྐད།གློག

Bosanskielektricitetmunjinasaftštromstrujaелектрицитетмуњинаструјаток+ 6 more

Catalàelectricitat

Češtinaelektrikaelektřina

Cymraegtrydan

Danskelelektricitet

Ελληνικάηλεκτρικόηλεκτρισμόςηλεκτρολογία

Esperantoelektro

Eestielekter

Suomisähkösähkönsyöttösähköoppivirta+ 1 more

Gaeilgeaibhléisleictreachas

Gàidhligdealan

Galegoelectricidade

ગુજરાતીવીજળી

Hausawuta

ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻiuila

עבריתחשמל

हिन्दीबिजलीविद्युतविद्युत्

Hrvatskielektricitetmunjinasaftštromstrujaелектрицитетмуњинаструјаток+ 6 more

Magyarelektromosságvillamosság

Հայերենէլեկտրականություն

Bahasa Indonesiaelektriklistriksetrum

Íslenskarafmagn

Italianoelettricità

日本語電電力電気

ქართულიდენიელექტრობაშუქი

Қазақ тіліэлектр

ភាសាខ្មែរភ្លើងហ្វៃហ្វាអគ្គិសនី

한국어전기전력

KurdîcereyanêlelektrîkŞahko+ 1 more

Latinaelectricitas

ລາວໄຟຟ້າ

Lietuviųelektra

Latviešuelektrība

Malagasyaratraelektrisite

Te Reo Māorihikouira

Македонскиструја

മലയാളംവൈദ്യുതി

Монголцахилгаан

मराठीवीज

Bahasa Melayuelektrik

Maltielettriċità

မြန်မာမီးလျှပ်စစ်လျှပ်စစ်ဓာတ်

नेपालीबिजुली

Nederlandselektriciteitstroom

ਪੰਜਾਬੀਬਿਜਲੀ

Polskielektroenergetycznyelektrycznośćprąd

Portuguêseletricidadeeletrizaçãoluz

Românăelectricitate

Русскийтокэлектричествоэлектрото́кэлектроэнергия+ 1 more

සිංහලවිදුලිය

Slovenčinaelektrina

Shqipelektricitet

Српскиelektricitetmunjinasaftštromstrujaелектрицитетмуњинаструјаток+ 6 more

Svenskaelelektricitetelkraft

தமிழ்மின்சாரம்

తెలుగువిద్యుత్తు

Тоҷикӣбарқ

ไทยไฟไฟฟ้า

Tagalogdagitabdagitbanelektrisidadkoryente+ 1 more

Türkçecereyanelektrik

Українськаелектрикаелектроене́ргіясвітло

اردوبجلیبرق

Tiếng Việtđiệnđiện khíđiện lựcđiện năng+ 1 more

isiXhosaumbane

isiZuluugesi

Examples

“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.”

“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.”

“Attraction, then, is the first phenomenon that arrests our attention, and it is one that is constantly attendant on excitation. It is therefore considered a sure indicator of the presence of electricity in an active state, and forms the basis of all its tests.”

“We may express⟳ all these results in a concise and consistent manner by describing an electrified body as charged with a certain quantity of electricity, which we may denote by e.”

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

“He took up the job of studying electricity in college.”

“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.”

“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.”

“[Rural solar plant⟳] schemes are of little help⟳ to industry or other heavy users of electricity. Nor is solar power yet as cheap as the grid. For all that, the rapid arrival of electric light⟳ to Indian villages is long overdue. When the national grid suffers its next huge outage, as it did in July 2012 when hundreds of millions were left in the dark, look⟳ for specks of light⟳ in the villages.”

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

“New facilities consume⟳ more electricity than ever. A rack of servers stuffed with AI chips requires about ten times more power than a non-AI version a few years ago. A study⟳ by the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory found that in 2023 America's data centres used 176 terawatt-hours (TWh) of electricity. That is forecast to increase⟳ to between 325TWh and 580TWh by 2028 (see⟳ chart 2), or 7-12% of America's total consumption, with hyperscalers accounting for about half.”

“Electricity bosses set⟳ to make⟳ record⟳ profits.”

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