electrical : Idioms & Phrases


Electric atmosphere, ∨ Electric aura

  • . See under Aura.
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Electric cable

  • . See Telegraph cable, under Telegraph.
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Electric candle

  • . See under Candle.
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Electric cat

  • (Zoöl.), one of three or more large species of African catfish of the genus Malapterurus (esp. M. electricus of the Nile). They have a large electrical organ and are able to give powerful shocks; called also sheathfish.
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Electric clock

  • noun a clock using a small electric motor
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  • . See under Clock, and see Electro-chronograph.
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Electric current

  • noun a flow of electricity through a conductor
    current.
    • the current was measured in amperes
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  • a current or stream of electricity traversing a closed circuit formed of conducting substances, or passing by means of conductors from one body to another which is in a different electrical state.
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Electric fluid

  • the supposed matter of electricity; lightning.
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Electric motor

  • noun a motor that converts electricity to mechanical work
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  • . See Electro-motor, #2
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Electric osmose

  • . (Physics) See under Osmose.
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Electric pen

  • a hand pen for making perforated stencils for multiplying writings. It has a puncturing needle driven at great speed by a very small magneto-electric engine on the penhandle.
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Electric railway

  • a railway in which the machinery for moving the cars is driven by an electric current.
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Electric ray

  • noun any sluggish bottom-dwelling ray of the order Torpediniformes having a rounded body and electric organs on each side of the head capable of emitting strong electric discharges
    crampfish; torpedo; numbfish.
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  • (Zoöl.), the torpedo.
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Electric telegraph

  • . See Telegraph.
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Electric, ∨ Electrical, machine

  • an apparatus for generating, collecting, or exciting, electricity, as by friction.
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Electric, ∨ Electrical, eel

  • (Zoöl.), a South American eel-like fresh-water fish of the genus Gymnotus (G. electricus), from two to five feet in length, capable of giving a violent electric shock. See Gymnotus.
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Electrical battery

  • . See Battery.
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Electrical brush

  • . See under Brush.
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electrical cable

  • noun a cable that provides an electrical connection for telephone or television or power stations
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electrical capacity

  • noun an electrical phenomenon whereby an electric charge is stored
    capacitance; capacity.
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electrical circuit

  • noun an electrical device that provides a path for electrical current to flow
    electric circuit; circuit.
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electrical condenser

  • noun an electrical device characterized by its capacity to store an electric charge
    capacitance; condenser; capacitor.
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electrical conduction

  • noun the passage of electricity through a conductor
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electrical contact

  • noun contact that allows current to pass from one conductor to another
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electrical converter

  • noun converter that converts alternating current into direct current or vice versa
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electrical device

  • noun a device that produces or is powered by electricity
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electrical discharge

  • noun a discharge of electricity
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electrical distributor

  • noun electrical device that distributes voltage to the spark plugs of a gasoline engine in the order of the firing sequence
    distributor; distributer.
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electrical disturbance

  • noun electrical signals produced by unwanted sources (atmospherics or receiver noise or unwanted transmitters)
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electrical elastance

  • noun the reciprocal of capacitance
    elastance.
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electrical energy

  • noun energy made available by the flow of electric charge through a conductor
    electricity.
    • they built a car that runs on electricity
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electrical engineer

  • noun a person trained in practical applications of the theory of electricity
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electrical engineering

  • noun the branch of engineering science that studies the uses of electricity and the equipment for power generation and distribution and the control of machines and communication
    EE.
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Electrical fish

  • (Zoöl.), any fish which has an electrical organ by means of which it can give an electrical shock. The best known kinds are the torpedo, the gymnotus, or electrical eel, and the electric cat. See Torpedo, and Gymnotus.
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electrical fuse

  • noun an electrical device that can interrupt the flow of electrical current when it is overloaded
    fuse; safety fuse.
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electrical healing

  • noun the therapeutic application of electricity to the body (as in the treatment of various forms of paralysis)
    electrotherapy; electric healing; galvanism.
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Electrical image

  • (Elec.), a collection of electrical points regarded as forming, by an analogy with optical phenomena, an image of certain other electrical points, and used in the solution of electrical problems. Sir W. Thomson.
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Electrical light

  • the light produced by a current of electricity which in passing through a resisting medium heats it to incandescence or burns it. See under Carbon.
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electrical line of force

  • noun a line of force in an electrical field
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electrical outlet

  • noun receptacle providing a place in a wiring system where current can be taken to run electrical devices
    electric outlet; wall plug; electric receptacle; outlet; wall socket.
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electrical phenomenon

  • noun a physical phenomenon involving electricity
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electrical plant

  • noun utility that provides electricity
    electrical plant.
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electrical power

  • noun the product of voltage and current
    wattage; electric power.
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electrical relay

  • noun electrical device such that current flowing through it in one circuit can switch on and off a current in a second circuit
    relay.
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electrical resistance

  • noun a material's opposition to the flow of electric current; measured in ohms
    resistivity; ohmic resistance; electric resistance; resistance; impedance.
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electrical shock

  • noun a reflex response to the passage of electric current through the body
    electric shock; shock.
    • subjects received a small electric shock when they made the wrong response
    • electricians get accustomed to occasional shocks
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electrical shunt

  • noun a conductor having low resistance in parallel with another device to divert a fraction of the current
    shunt; bypass.
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electrical skin response

  • noun a change in the electrical properties of the skin in response to stress or anxiety; can be measured either by recording the electrical resistance of the skin or by recording weak currents generated by the body
    GSR; Fere phenomenon; Tarchanoff phenomenon; galvanic skin response; psychogalvanic response; electrodermal response.
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electrical storm

  • noun a storm resulting from strong rising air currents; heavy rain or hail along with thunder and lightning
    thunderstorm; electric storm.
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electrical switch

  • noun control consisting of a mechanical or electrical or electronic device for making or breaking or changing the connections in a circuit
    switch; electric switch.
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electrical system

  • noun utility that provides electricity
    electrical plant.
  • noun equipment in a motor vehicle that provides electricity to start the engine and ignite the fuel and operate the lights and windshield wiper and heater and air conditioner and radio
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electrical work

  • noun the craft of an electrician
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