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electric

Translation
electric
/i lek"trik/, adj.
1. pertaining to, derived from, produced by, or involving electricity: an electric shock.
2. producing, transmitting, or operated by electric currents: an electric bell; electric cord.
3. electrifying; thrilling; exciting; stirring: The atmosphere was electric with excitement.
4. (of a musical instrument)
a. producing sound by electrical or electronic means: an electric piano.
b. equipped with connections to an amplifier-loudspeaker system: an electric violin.
n.
5. Railroads.
a. an electric locomotive.
b. Informal. a railroad operated by electricity.
6. electricity: residential users of gas and electric.
7. something, as an appliance, vehicle, or toy, operated by electricity.
8. Archaic. a substance that is a nonconductor of electricity, as glass or amber, used to store or to excite an electric charge.
[1640-50; < NL electricus, equiv. to L electr(um) amber (see ELECTRUM) + -icus -IC]
Syn. 3. spirited, rousing, dynamic.
Ant. 3. dull, uninspired, prosaic.

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(as used in expressions)
Matsushita Electric Industrial Co. Ltd.

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Universalium. 2010.

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