electricity

Definition of electricity in English English dictionary: A form of secondary energy, caused by the behavior of electrons and protons, properly called "electrical energy"
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.; A form of energy usually carried by wires or produced by batteries used to power machines and computing, communications, lighting, and heating devices; The charge carriers within a conductor, properly called "electric charge"
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.; A fundamental attractive property of matter, appearing in negative and positive kinds
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 strawes and light bodies, and convert the needle freely placed.; Excitement
Opening night for the new production had an electricity unlike other openings.; The flow of charge carriers within a conductor, properly called "electric current"; A field of physical science and technology, concerned with the phenomena of electric charge; A class of physical phenomena, related to flows and interactions of electric charge; {n} a particular kind of attraction and repulsion, or the cause of it; A basic phenomenon in nature which involves the movement of electrons in a medium This movement of electrons or electric current is considered a source of power Electromotive Force (EMF) Difference in electrical potential measured in volts Encapsulant A compound, typically epoxy or silicone elastomer used to envelop and seal components in an electronic circuit; A form of energy, caused by the behavior of electrons and protons, properly called "electrical energy"; 1 The behavior of negative and positive charges (electrons and protons) due to their attraction and repulsion 2 The flow of electrons; electric current See Electrical (electromagnetic) energy, Electric current; The flow of electrons in or on a conductor, or through a gas or space, as in a vacuum tube; A general term that describes the presence of a voltage or a current; A power in nature, a manifestation of energy, exhibiting itself when in disturbed equilibrium or in activity by a circuit movement, the fact of direction in which involves polarity, or opposition of properties in opposite directions; also, by attraction for many substances, by a law involving attraction between surfaces of unlike polarity, and repulsion between those of like; by exhibiting accumulated polar tension when the circuit is broken; and by producing heat, light, concussion, and often chemical changes when the circuit passes between the poles or through any imperfectly conducting substance or space; energy made available by the flow of electric charge through a conductor; "they built a car that runs on electricity"; Fig; A spell descriptor denoting spells that inflict electricity damage; For the period prior to 1 October 1996, electrical energy, as measured in kWh, purchased directly from ECNZ or any other person For the period from1 October 1996 onwards, this means electrical energy purchased and sold by the Clearing Manager and measured in kWh; -The flow of electrons through a conducting medium; keen and shared excitement; "the stage crackled with electricity whenever she was on it" 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; A form of energy produced by the flow of particles of matter and consists of commonly attractive positively (protons [+]) and negatively (electrons [-]) charged atomic particles A stream of electrons, or an electric current; 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; A form of energy generated by friction, induction, or chemical change that is caused by the presence and motion of elementary charged particles of which matter consists; a form of energy that comes from the movement of the positive and negative charges that are in everything; Electrifying energy or characteristic; Electric current used or regarded as a source of power; apart from being the name of the subject, electricity does not have a well-defined technical meaning How, then, should we translate common usages of the term? To 'generate electricity' usually means to create emf, but when you 'buy electricity' you pay for energy Some people say that electricity means charge, but if you mean charge, it's probably better to say charge; a physical phenomenon associated with stationary or moving electrons and protons; ELECTRICITY is electric current used as a source of power; The flow of electrons; a general term that refers to both naturally-occurring electrical phenomena, such as lightning and static electricity, and to generated electricity, which takes the form of direct current or alternating current electric power; A fundamental property of matter, appearing in negative and positive kinds; This is an example of kinetic energy This is the motion of electrons at very fast speeds (near the speed of light); a form of energy produced by the flow or accumulation (mass) of electrons; Colloquially, electric charge and currents, viewed as a "fluid" which may be attached to matter or flow through it The word came from "elektron," the Greek name of amber, one of the materials which when dry and lightly rubbed can attract small objects (by "static electricity") The Greeks and Romans already knew about such attractions, but William Gilbert, who studied them, called such materials "electricks," and from that came the modern term; Electricity is a form of energy that can be carried by wires and is used for heating and lighting, and to provide power for machines. The electricity had been cut off. Phenomenon associated with stationary or moving electric charges. The word comes from the Greek elektron ("amber"); the Greeks discovered that amber rubbed with fur attracted light objects such as feathers. Such effects due to stationary charges, or static electricity, were the first electrical phenomena to be studied. Not until the early 19th century were static electricity and electric current shown to be aspects of the same phenomenon. The discovery of the electron, which carries a charge designated as negative, showed that the various manifestations of electricity are the result of the accumulation or motion of numbers of electrons. The invention of the incandescent lightbulb (1879) and the construction of the first central power station (1881) by Thomas Alva Edison led to the rapid introduction of electric power into factories and homes. See also James Clerk Maxwell; Form of energy with magnetic, radiant and chemical effects Electric current is created by a flow of charged particles (electrons); Property of fundamental particles of matter that have a force field associated with them to gain or lose electrons; The science which unfolds the phenomena and laws of electricity; electrical science; The science associated with the flow of electrons; keen and shared excitement; "the stage crackled with electricity whenever she was on it"; Laws relating to the generation and distribution of electricity; It is generally brought into action by any disturbance of molecular equilibrium, whether from a chemical, physical, or mechanical, cause; {i} type of energy which results from the existence of charged particles (used to produce light, heat, etc.); Energy converted from natural resources or fuels and produced in a power plant Electricity occurs in nature as lightning or static/friction; 1) The common term used for electric power and for electric energy (power designates the total electricity delivered and energy designates what is delivered over time) 2) A flow of electrons along a conductor from an area of high electric potential to an area of low potential and/or a waveform component of the electromagnetic spectrum; a fundamental phenomenon in nature seen in the attractions and repulsions of oppositely charged objects and utilized as a source of energy ion the form of a current; pyrogen; lecky; juice
electricity meter: A device that measures the consumption of electricity, normally in terms of watt-hours
electricity meters: plural form of electricity meter
Electricity.: leccy
Who do you think I should call, Nigel? The leccy company to come and mend the fuses?.
grid electricity: Electric energy delivered to a consumer from the public electricity network
static electricity: the electric discharge from such a body
static electricity: an electric charge that has built up on an insulated body, often due to friction
static electricity: electrostatics
mains electricity: The term mains usually refers to the general purpose alternating current (AC) electrical power supply (as in “I've connected the appliance to the mains”). The term is not usually used in the United States and Canada; instead they use 'mains power'
To electricity: electrize
atmospheric electricity: electrical discharges in the atmosphere
dynamic electricity: a flow of electric charge
negative electricity: negative charge, type of charge carried by an electron
positive electricity: particle in the nucleus of an atom which has a positive electrical charge
static electricity: electricity that is not flowing in a current, but collects on the surface of an object and gives you a small electric shock
static electricity: electricity which is created in a body that is not in motion; electrical charge that is created by factors such as dryness in the air
static electricity: electricity produced by friction