electricity

Plural: electricities

Noun

• a physical phenomenon associated with stationary or moving electrons and protons
• energy made available by the flow of electric charge through a conductor
  • "they built a car that runs on electricity"
• keen and shared excitement
  • "the stage crackled with electricity whenever she was on it"
• 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.
• The study of electrical phenomena; the branch of science dealing with such phenomena.
• A feeling of excitement; a thrill.
• Electrical power, as supplied by power stations or generators.
• Electrical energy, as supplied by power stations or generators.
• The supply of electricity, as a utility.

Examples

• Electricity bosses set to make record profits.
• He took up the job of studying electricity in college.
• Last year this portion of the grid consumed more than a thousand megawatt-hours of electricity.
• Opening night for the new production had an electricity unlike other openings.
• This heater draws more than a thousand watts of electricity.

Synonyms

electrical energy

Related Words

alternating current, circuit, current, direct current, earth, electric, electric circuit, electric current, electron, energy, hydro, power, vacuum, vending machines