electric
1 adj An electric device or machine works by means of electricity, rather than using some other source of power.
usu ADJ n
...her electric guitar.
2 adj An electric current, voltage, or charge is one that is produced by electricity.
ADJ n
3 adj Electric plugs, sockets, or power lines are designed to carry electricity.
ADJ n
4 adj Electric is used to refer to the supply of electricity.
INFORMAL ADJ n
(=electricity)
An average electric bill might go up $2 or $3 per month...
5 adj If you describe the atmosphere of a place or event as electric, you mean that people are in a state of great excitement. The mood in the hall was electric.
electric blanket (electric blankets plural )An electric blanket is a blanket with wires inside it which carry an electric current that keeps the blanket warm. n-count
electric blue , electric-blue
Something that is electric blue is very bright blue in colour. colour
electric chair (electric chairs plural )Theelectric chair is a method of killing criminals, used especially in the United States, in which a person is strapped to a special chair and killed by a powerful electric current. n-count usu the N in sing
electric shock (electric shocks plural )If you get an electric shock, you get a sudden painful feeling when you touch something which is connected to a supply of electricity. n-count
